Joy: a feeling of great pleasure and happiness
When Paul made requests to God through prayer he always did it with joy. He didn’t make requests because he was desperate, he didn’t make requests when he was upset, he always did with joy! I find that super encouraging.
I also feel convicted because I feel like a lot of the times when I pray about something, I don’t do it with joy. No wonder I am missing out on so much fulfillment when I pray. It makes sense. I believe that joyfulness requires a certain amount of positive energy. Energy is contagious right? It absolutely is! Imagine how encouraging it might be to other believers and nonbelievers to always bring our requests before God with joy.
Think about the last person you told you would pray for them or the situation they were facing. You hear it and see it everywhere. You most likely said in a sympathetic voice: I will be praying for you. I most likely would guarantee that’s just how it always is! I do it all the time without even being aware.
Let’s make requests to God with joy! Let’s be joyful and have it be contagious to others. Joy creates a get to mentality rather than a have to mentality.
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