The truth is, it happens to everyone at some point or another. Even David, the great psalmist, prophet and king understood more about praise and worship and the presence of God than almost anyone living. And yet, one day he found that his joy had leaked out.
Even then, David knew the source of his JOY! In Psalm 51:12 he cried out to God to restore unto him the joy of his salvation and uphold him with His free spirit. See...the devil knows that JOY is a tremendous source of POWER for every believer!
In Nehemiah 8:10 we find that the JOY of the Lord is our STRENGTH! Strength to do what? Strength to BOUNCE BACK! JOY can give you BOUNCE BACK POWER or even GET BACK UP POWER!
As long as you have the JOY of the Lord, no matter how hard the devil hits you, you will BOUNCE BACK and be STRONGER than ever!
What else can the JOY of the LORD do for you? He can give you TAKE YOU THROUGH POWER! It doesn't matter what you have to go through in life, the JOY of the Lord will give you the ability to keep WALKING, PUSHING, PRAYING, PRAISING, SOWING and GOING! We all have to through stuff sometimes.
Thirdly, he can give you TAKE YOU OVER POWER! The JOY of the Lord gives WINGS to your FAITH and give you the ability to RISE above the storm, trials and attacks! When God gives you WINGS...it's like saying you have HOLY GHOST HELIUM! It's the INTERNAL SUBSTANCE that gives us LIFTING POWER!
You have the POWER to break the gravitational pull that wants to drag you down into worry, fear, depression & discouragement!
Joseph pulled from the WELL of JOY and was able to overcome every wall and adversity! (Genesis 49:22 "Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:")
When you have the JOY of the Lord, it's like an EFFERVESCENT alka seltzer tablet! All the sudden, you become ALIVE! Friends, that kind of life is CONTAGIOUS! If anything should distinguish us from the world it should be THE JOY OF THE LORD!
When you can go through the same TESTS, TRIALS and HARDSHIPS as the world and not trip out, flip out or freak out...they're going to want what you have!
Many of you have been going through all kinds of difficulties, hardships, trials and just plain old attacks from Hell and it seems like you get victory in one area then you're attacked in another area. You feel like you're in continual warfare...like you're caught up in a spin cycle in the washing machine!
Why does the devil attack you like that? Here's why...he wants to WEAR YOU OUT! Daniel 7:25 says "he shall speak great words against the most high and shall wear out the saints!"
None of us are exempt! We're all in the same boat! We've all been hit hard, not just in one area but in multiple areas! The truth is IT WAS A GOOD HIT! The devil hit you where it hurt and you felt it and it stunned you! You see, the devil's been after your strength. He's been after your BOUNCE BACK POWER! He's after your GO THROUGH POWER and your TAKE YOU OVER POWER! He's been trying to steal your HOLY GHOST HELIUM...but YOU'RE GETTING IT ALL BACK!
You're getting your WINGS back!
You're getting the PEP in your STEP back!
You're getting your FIRE back in your FURNACE!
You're getting the POWER back in your PUNCH!
You're getting your HOLY GHOST HELIUM back!
You're getting the WIND back in your SAILS!
The devil may have hit you hard but that was only round one. You might have been beat up pretty bad in the last round, but the fight isn't over! You've got your FIGHT BACK! You've got your JOY BACK!
The devil made one big mistake. He hit you hard, he knocked you down and he almost killed you. But he made one mistake...he left you breathing! He should have killed you when he had the chance! See...as long as you have BREATH...you can PRAISE THE LORD! If you can praise the Lord, you can access the POWER OF GOD and when you access the power of God...GOD IS GOING TO TURN IT AROUND!
This is your time for a DIVINE REVERSAL!
Your JOY is going to CATAPULT you into victory!
