Always a reason to rejoice
Psalms 105
“Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.” (v.3) The second fruit of the Spirit is joy. It is no mere accident that “joy” follows the first, love. Joy is a by-product of love. If you concentrate on getting joy, it will elude you. But if you concentrate on getting love, then joy will seek you out — you will be automatically joyful.
The nine qualities of the fruit of the Spirit are not natural attributes, but supernatural ones. You cannot manufacture them — they just appear in our lives as we allow the Holy Spirit to have His way within us. I know many Christians who find it difficult to embrace the fact that the fruit of the Spirit is joy. They not only don’t expect joy
