The sermon during was on Joy- one of the Fruit of the spirit.
I thought I had joy,
til I learnt that joy was much more than putting on a strong front or constantly plastering a smile on your face.
Joy is the ever deepening awareness that God is always around.
Joy is what the world can never offer but God can.
We were challenged a few times to pray for Joy.
'challenged' because praying for Joy would mean that God might let us go through certain trials or difficulties because Joy can only be cultivated when we go through difficult times.
how else? Joy is not inherent.
