Joy is not something we can obtain on our own. That’s why it’s considered one of the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22). When we surrender our cares to God, the Holy Spirit is invited to come in and strengthen us to endure by reminding us of what God has promised in His word and what He’s already accomplished through Jesus.

I don’t have a well thought out intro today. What I’m about to share has been a heavy burden on my heart, just as heavy as the spiritual warfare some of us are probably facing right now. 

With all the difficulty we experience in our lifetime, we can be so clouded by our circumstances that we forget that Jesus is there to encourage us forward, to guide us by His Spirit, and has promised us the ultimate victory of spending eternity with Him where suffering will be no more.