Good one, we were just having a conversation about this. I'm thinking though, what does it mean to be joyful? Because he mentions that joy is not about "slapping a fake grin" on our faces, i.e. not a superficial feeling, but in the beginning he suggests that the Christian shouldn't be "miserable", which is a type of emotion after all.
But yeah, too true that we need to tell ourselves what we KNOW to be true, rather than relying on what we feel. :)
Good one, we were just having a conversation about this. I'm thinking though, what does it mean to be joyful? Because he mentions that joy is not about "slapping a fake grin" on our faces, i.e. not a superficial feeling, but in the beginning he suggests that the Christian shouldn't be "miserable", which is a type of emotion after all.
ReplyDeleteBut yeah, too true that we need to tell ourselves what we KNOW to be true, rather than relying on what we feel. :)
Ah, that's a tough question. I don't have the definitive answer, but I'm sure it's related to the gospel and to God's work of salvation.
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