True joy in the midst of the test

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In one of my previous studies on "Joy" I explain the following:

Joy is not just a simple feeling or pleasant emotion when things are going well, it is more than just that, it is a very >powerful spiritual force.

In the book of Nehemiah 8:10 we can see that joy is strength, although circumstances do not go well God sends us joy to >strengthen us, when we experience it there is nothing the devil can do to stop it. Just as faith overcomes fear, joy >overcomes discouragement.

As we already know, joy is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit of God and these fruits are already planted in us when we >receive the Lord in our hearts, we must only activate it by confessing it by practicing it. No matter your circumstances, >joy will give you the strength you need to move on and win. "

Nehemiah 8:10

10 Then he said to them, "Go, eat fat, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared; >because holy day is to our Lord; do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.Nehemiah 8:10.

I have learned that when we are about to reach a promotion from God we enter into a kind of test, the tests come in different ways, for example: diseases, shortages, problems and conflicts, pressures of life, but God urges us to trust Him when we know we are doing things right. When you start to cleanse your heart of your own will come many attacks, pressures and temptations, stand firm until the end will give you victory over the enemy and he will flee. Just at this moment let yourself be carried away by your spirit and experience the true joy, this joy is only fully reached when with a sincere heart you made the decision to walk in righteousness, do not expect promotion or joy even doing the evil secretly because God can not reward or promote the bad.

In my previous teachings, I explain that not everything that seems "good" is called blessing, there is what I call "blessings in disguise", these are deceptions of the enemy that makes believe in the subconscious of the person who is doing the right thing when truly he is working for the darkness in secret, in this way the person begins to sow and then heap a curse on curse.

Proverbs 14:12

12 There is a way that seems right to a man; But its end is the way of death.

The enemy only wants the destruction of the children of God, for that reason he deceives people, one of the ways in which he does it is that he speaks to your conscience with your own voice, so that you believe that it is you who analyzes the situation and you make excuses to be able to sin with justification. We can not allow this in any way.

It is normal that we all make mistakes, but God in his infinite mercy rebukes us through his Holy Spirit so that we rectify and return to his way of justice, when we do not attend to his call comes the brokenness, since pain is a separator of dirt (sin). Through pain is when we reflect and approach God humbly looking for his face, here there is no haughtiness or pride, only a poured out heart that yearns to please and seek another opportunity to do things right. God is giving us new opportunities to reflect today.

Being faithful in the little is not only about being loyal in the shortage, it is also about being faithful and complete in the smallest thing, it is about maintaining reverent fear in the smallest things.

One of the things that God has taught me is that He looks at the desire that you have in your heart to please Him, every day God sees how our mind struggles to please Him.

The desire to please him is a very powerful force that encourages us to fight hard against the wiles of the enemy, only this strength helps us to stay within the field of justice. Right in this field we are under your cover, participate in the deception and the lie takes us out of the zone of protection of God and we are at the mercy of the enemy.

When we do the things that please God a beautiful trust develops where there is no fear, you feel confident that God walks on your side and protects you, that even if the storm comes you do not feel fear because God is with you, you feel in the hole of your hand. As the scriptures say in Proverbs 1: 7 "He is a shield to those who walk uprightly.

I want you to know that a perfect heart for God is a heart that struggles every day to please you, to strip away the bad and abound more of Jesus, that is the true goal that we must draw in our lives that Jesus dwells in us in thoughts, works and words.

Seek her face every day, do good, but most importantly seek holiness because without her no one will see the Lord.

God bless you and may your joy abound in your heart, always remember that you are not alone God always wants to >help you, extend your arms to you but you must take the first step, seek his face, repent of your sins, clean your heart >keeping the Word of God, in this way your life will change and you will experience the true joy of God even if you go >through difficulties.

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Being able to endure tests means that you are successful person in life. You should not anticipatape good times alone, at times we can be tested.

The tests are always going to come and they are necessary, some tests are for promotion when you walk in righteousness and other tests come by correction, separating the sin through the pain, in another way, whatever the test, you have to be firm in the faith. and this is only achieved by meditating on the word of God. Thanks for comment

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I love Proverbs.

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