YOUR Consolation Brings 'JOY' To My Soul!

"When anxiety was great within me, YOUR consolation brought 'JOY' to my soul."
Psalms 94:19

Today, being Monday, the first busy day of your week, we pray that you get your 'JOY' ON and praise the LORD with us, the whole week long!

"When anxiety was great within me"  Anxiety!  Even the word, 'Anxiety' can stress you out!  Is there a measuring rod to determine how much anxiety is a little anxiety and how much anxiety is a great anxiety?  The fact is that a little anxiety if not controlled will always become great anxiety.  The Scripture tells you in Philippians 4:6;  "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to GOD."  

David was at times attacked from within by anxiety.  When he allowed anxiety to remain in him, even grow within him, all Israel suffered as well.  As David chose to pour out his heart to GOD he would be immediately freed from the power of anxiety over him.  It is the same for you today, if you chose to turn your heart to GOD instead of holding onto your anxiety, deliverance soon comes to you.

"YOUR consolation brought 'JOY' to my soul"  Yes!  The answer to the anxiety that would attack you from within is defeated by HIS consolation, HIS comfort, that HE provides to your soul.  The LORD has given you HIS consolation in order that you would have the power to overcome anxiety and be freed by HIS 'JOY'.

Unlike happiness that is based on a single, short lived event, HIS 'JOY' is given to abide in you, seeing you through all life's experiences.  In the best of times, in the worst of times, at all times, you can depend on the 'JOY' of the LORD being strong in you!  Today and everyday, live your life in the 'JOY' of the LORD!