Choose To Be Joyful
Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in my Savior. Hab. 3:17-18
Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in my Savior. Hab. 3:17-18
Do you feel stuck, like you’re not moving forward in life; everything
seems dry, and nothing is budding…you’re not seeing the fruit of your labor or
faithfulness? “…Though the fig tree does
not bud and there are no grapes on the vine…”
Or do you feel like a failure because certain things seem to
never work out for you? “Though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no
food…”
Does it feel like you’re alone and no one loves you?
“…Though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls.”
In all these things we have to learn to praise God and
rejoice during these times. It’s so
important that we remain joyful in Christ our Savior despite our feelings and
circumstances. It’s not about how we’re
feeling or how things look around us…we have to be focused on Christ and choose
to walk by faith and absolutely not by sight.
Everything you may be hoping for and that has been promised to you may
appear hopeless and unpromising; but as you walk by faith and intentionally choose
to remain joyful in the Lord, He will show Himself faithful; for His words
never return back void without accomplishing what He has said He will do. Trust
in the Lord with all your heart!
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