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Celebrating the joy that turned the world upside down. A middle school devotional designed to point students toward the joy that comes from Jesus this Christmas. In this devotional, you’ll find encouragement to recognize the joy that Jesus brought to the world at Christmas and to experience that joy in your own life no matter what your holiday season brings.

Experience the love and joy of the Lord in your trial. When you are in a trial that goes on and on do you lose heart? Do you feel as though you are being punished, forgotten, or even forsaken? These five steps can help you not only survive but also find joy and strength.

"Blessed are those who mourn..." (Matthew 5:4, NIV) How is that supposed to work? Throughout Scripture, we are encouraged to have joy in all circumstances. Could there be a link between joy and mourning?

According to new research, "regular grateful thinking can increase happiness by as much as 25%". Intentionally choosing to be grateful for what we have yields a by-product of more joy in our lives. In this plan, we are exploring what the Bible says about gratitude as well as some simple steps you can take to live a life of more gratitude and find more joy in life!

Spending time looking back to reflect upon trials can lead to moments of joy and peace. Wisdom is the mechanism between having trials and moving those trials into an enduring faith. As endurance, joy, and wisdom increase, we are becoming further equipped to manage the trials that inevitably come our way. Learn to navigate trials in a Christlike manner.

In the face of loss or fear, we might wonder how we could ever be joyful. Jesus told his disciples about eight key attitudes that lead to joy, no matter our circumstances. This passage in Matthew, called the Beatitudes, includes some of the most familiar but misunderstood verses in the Bible. These verses can teach us to experience a joy unlike any other!

God can do amazing, incredible things in your life. His dreams have to become our dreams. Psalm 126 says that when the people of God knew they were free, they were filled with laughter and joy. The greatest joy and laughter you can experience is when you get to be a part of God’s dreams. Keep dreaming of what God can do.

Join Dr. Temi Michael-O for a Joy-Igniting three-day plan exploring Proverbs 31:25.

Set out on a 10-day journey to find overwhelming peace, a peace that only comes from resting in God's joy and relying on His strength and loving resources every day.

The Bible says we are to 'Enter His gates with THANKSGIVING'. This reading plan will help you celebrate and focus on the great things of God. A simple change or tweak in the way you think and speak can leave you feeling full of joy which will make you strong no matter what you face because the joy of the Lord is our strength.

The astonishing, Job-like story of how an existence filled with loss, suffering, questioning, and anger became a life filled with shocking and incomprehensible peace and joy.

Experience the radiant spirit of the season with Thrive Worship's devotional series. Each day, embrace uplifting reflections, prayers, and scriptures, fostering a deeper spiritual connection. Discover the profound joy of Advent through heartfelt meditations and empowering messages, guiding you to find joy, hope, and peace. Let this series brighten your path, renewing your spirit and preparing your heart for the joyous celebration of our Savior's birth!

God did not create us to live empty, discouraged, fearful, and defeated lives. He created us for joy. A joy greater than our most challenging and chaotic circumstances. Edited by Karen Greer, Rachel Vaughn, and LaShawn Montoya. Voice talent by Linda Goldfarb.

Adapted from Declutter Now! Uncovering the Hidden Joy and Freedom in Your Life by Lindon & Sherry Gareis, this devotional will take you through (8) different life areas to uncover the hidden time, money, peace, energy, space, and freedom you never knew you had. Simplify, organize, and clean out clutter with a ‘whole life’ approach, and experience tremendous joy living a decluttered life for yourself, your family, and for Christ.

While the holiday season is filled with joy, pain doesn't magically disappear. Discouragement, disease, and depression don't take a day off, even at Christmas. Where does one find hope when the holidays hurt? Psalm 18 is David's survival guide to feelings of loss and overwhelm. Join this plan for 6 days of comfort when you struggle to find joy.

Balancing our workload when we are also parents isn’t easy. This devotional is specifically for working moms and dads who want a better work and home life balance. Offering simple suggestions like family routines, choosing joy, time management, and managing phone usage can help working parents deal with less stress and find more joy.

Major losses can sap the joy out of life, trapping you in pain. Authors Duane and Cindy Mullett have experienced tragic loss and understand the meaning of suffering. Together with Dr. David Ferguson, they want to help you find your path to recovery. Based on their book "From Pain 2 Purpose: Rediscovering Joy after Suffering a Major Loss," this plan will help you start processing your loss and forge ahead.

Moms are constantly trying to do all the things while keeping themselves from losing their minds. Often, the things that matter most fall by the wayside. That adds up to a lot of pressure, stress, and mom guilt that threatens to steal your joy. This 4-day devotional will show you how to glorify God in your home while working so you can experience the peace and joy that God designed.

If you could have joy for the rest of your life, would you choose to? If in the midst of the hardest circumstances, you could somehow smile, would you? If there was a way to be happy and full of laughter all the time, should you? This 5-day reading plan by Baylor Wilson will encourage you to receive the everlasting joy that Jesus offers no matter what you’re walking through.

Like so many people, do you struggle to grasp joy and hold on to it? In this week’s devotional from best-selling author and pastor Randy Frazee, we’ll discuss a few of the principles from his book "The Joy Challenge"—an exploration of the letter to the Philippians and the timeless, encouraging advice offered to us by the apostle Paul.

This year, as we face a different kind of Christmas following a very hard year, we all need reminders that our joy begins (and ends) with the love displayed from the manger to the cross. Jesus’ birth on that seemingly unremarkable Bethlehem night is our hope for today. Even as there’s pain in the night, joy still comes from a baby born that first Christmas morning.

Have you ever wondered, “Is it possible to experience joy in all seasons of life?” Carol McLeod believes that God has an enormous joy for you that is within your reach. In this devotional, you will discover how to trust God when life isn’t fair, how to ponder Scripture that transforms your thinking and how to turn disappointment into a heart that rejoices in the middle of uncertainty.

God created human beings to live joyfully. It's a gift that He has given and wired into the way that we were created. In this 6-day plan, Chris Coursey helps you identify when your "joy switch" has turned off and provides biblical pathways for living in the joy God gave you.

Lasting joy and a contented life are found only in the promises of Jesus and the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. Despite this, we still resist, and revert to doing things our own way instead of his. This 7-Day plan explores how the commands and promises of God can transform you. Discover how God alone invites you to find true purpose and joy in your life!

Paul often talks about joy in affliction, suffering, and weakness. Can Easter be more than one day in the year, becoming our everyday? During the Evangelical Alliance Week of Prayer 2023, we explore the secret of the daily paschal life by looking at a different facet of the Christian message of Joy each day.