The Holy Spirit, Our Joy | Ben Diaz

Vida Church 7/14/24 | Pastor Ben Diaz
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Last week, Pastor talked about the difference between grief, which is holding on to your hurt, and mourning, which is releasing your pain or loss to your Father who loves you. When you give your hurt to Him, then He can heal your heart and restore your joy. Satan is focused on stealing your joy and sapping your strength leaving you too weak to fight for what Jesus purchased for you at the cross. In these complex, dark days, we need strength to stand in faith and trust God, and the joy of the Lord is our strength! (Neh. 8:10) When we embrace the Holy Spirit's joy instead of discouragement and fear, our strength and laughter return. Holy Spirit loves to dwell in believers full of joy; He anoints you with the oil of gladness, which makes you attractive to the lost and slippery to the devil. (Psalm 45:7) When we trust in God's promises and place our discouragement in Jesus' mighty hands, the Holy Spirit transforms our sorrow into dancing, ashes into beauty, and fear and regret into confident hope and hilarious joy. It's a choice we must make-Choose Joy!
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