A Thought About Losing Your Joy

Don't let yourself get agitated… disturbed… and unsettled. John 14:27 AMP

Have you ever just had one of those days; one of those weeks; perhaps even one of those years when every move you make seems to be the wrong one in the eye's of one person or another? Have you ever had the 'poor me' syndrome? Ever felt like you've really lost your joy because of the uncontrollable circumstances around you? Ever feel like running away from your life and never coming back? Well I sure have and if you don't learn to overcome it, you will eventually just go insane!!!


Jesus said, "[You need to stop allowing others to get you agitated… disturbed… and unsettled]." In other words, you must work on controlling your reactions to others and the upsetting circumstances in your lives.


You need to stop allowing others to steal your joy. Stop losing your peace over every little thing that goes wrong in your life, especially when there is absolutely nothing you can do about the situation. You need to let it go and hold on to your joy. Pray that God will help you to get over life's little offences and irritations quickly, whether it is someone who totally misunderstands something you've said or done or it is somebody else's actions that have just torn your heart out and left you bleeding.


If we were all to put as much energy into 'letting go' as we do into 'stewing and steaming' and trying to control every possible outcome, we would probably find that God's peace "which is so great we cannot understand it" (Philippians 4:7 NCV) would abundantly over flow in our hearts and our homes. That's all I will say about that for now.