Where can I find joy in this? (Living as Light - Part 6)

Where can I find joy in this?

Over the last few weeks I have either written about hope.  I have talked about the importance of putting
fear aside and embracing hope.  I have written about hope as a feeling that we experience and as a
mindset we choose.

But

We all face situations where we just do not know how to find joy.

A parent passes away unexpectedly

A family member is struggles with mental health

You are unhappy with your job.

You are having a hard time making ends meet.

You feel disconnected with few close friends.

Your struggling with your prayer life.

Where can you find joy in those situations?  There are no easy answers or quick solutions but my
advice is to lean hard on your faith and hold on tight to your hope.  Our faith in the LORD is believing,
trusting and obeying all together. Sometimes we one of those elements of faith is stronger than the
others but all together they can help us find joy.

Hope is the path or journey to the promise rest the LORD has prepared for us.  Hope is not an easy path
and the journey can be difficult. It is the destination where we find rest.  Along the way will find help from
fellow travelers and the Holy Spirit.

 All of us struggle to see joy because of darkness.  Sometimes it is darkness around us and sometimes
it is within us that  makes it hard to see the light of the LORD around us.

You are not in this alone we are with you and the LORD is with you.