Fullness of Joy

How happy does your significant other make you? 

I assume, pretty happy, or why else are you with him/her??

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How much joy do your children bring?

I assume you'd say, 

"A lot,"

 because... well, kids are great!

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How blessed are you by your closest friends?

Again, I assume you're pretty blessed, or why else are they your closest?

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How much pleasure do you get from your career?

You may say, "A lot," or not...

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Of all the things this world has to offer that brings joy to our lives, every single one of them will disappoint or bring sadness as well:

Your significant other will let you down.

Your children will disappoint you. 

Your best friend will not live up to your every expectation.

Your career will not always be the "best job ever!"

Why is that??

Because we are all humans living in a dark world,

BUT there is one that will never let you down;

 One who will never disappoint;

One who will do everything He says He'll do; 

and One who will provide THE best relationship ever!

In Christ, there is fullness of JOY!! I know that no matter who hurts me; no matter who lets me down, GOD is always right there. He will always be my source of joy. 

In all of the above instances, when I think of how blessed I am by 

my WONDERFUL husband, 

my AMAZING kids, 

my BEST friends, 

and my AWESOME job, 

I am even more blessed by the knowledge that GOD is even better and will never let me down.

 As happy as all of these earthly things make me; they don't FILL me! 

Only God, my Father, can fill me with joy unspeakable (1 Peter 1:8).