Finding Joy in the Hard Times

There's nothing like a little 😁joy to change the way you feel about things! 😄Joy from God brings 💡light to a dark place. Anxiety, depression and oppression make for a dark mix of discouragement and pessimism. When we take a moment to 🙏🏼🗣talk to God, He shows us those places in our lives where we can be🙌🏼 thankful and have 😆joy. Joy brings hope and 👏🏻encouragement! Joy leads to 🙋🏻‍♀️faith and trust that God is eternally good. Even if your situation isn’t 🤷🏻‍♀️changing, God is changing ➡️you⬅️ through your trials. He is making you 💪🏻stronger and better fit to face what’s coming (good or bad!).

Our original 🐐🐐mini goats took a long time to reproduce, and we 🙏prayed for a

time for them to be fruitful. God answered our 🙏🏼prayers and ✖️multiplied our herd. We went from two mini goats to seven mini goats in less than two years! While we were waiting for God to 🤷🏻‍♀️answer our prayers, our goats were getting 💪🏻strong and healthy. Our original mama goat gave birth to THREE healthy babies and was able to feed all three with no problems. We are so thankful for what God has done on our tiny farm.

Gratitude leads to joy! God loves it when we are 😁happy with what He is doing in our lives. Psalm 37:4 says, “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” The blessings that come when we are ungrateful go 🤦🏻‍♀️unnoticed, but the 🎉dreams that come true when we’ve been thankful flood our ❤️hearts with joy. God is so good! Please take a second out of your day to acknowledge the blessings in your life. You’ll be surprised at how many you find when you start looking.

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