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Choosing Joy in Everyday Life 0:02 We wanna honor God because He sees everything.0:10 You were born with a plan and a purpose. He's the God of all things possible. He's the God of all0:22 miracles.0:52 Welcome to Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. I'm Michelle Humphreys.0:55 And I am Naina Keegan. Welcome to the broadcast today. Today, we're just gonna be talking about some really good things that we're gonna get in because many people just think that, you know, they'll be happy1:07 if, you know, if I only had this, or if this was only happening in my life, or if this would go away in my life, or if this was better, then I'll be happy. And they're putting their joy1:19 on hold and not living the joy of everyday life that the Bible talks about us having because they're always like waiting for the other shoe to drop or planning that if, you know, and1:31 sometimes it's monetary, you know, like if I have, if I got a new house, if this bill was paid, if I have more money, or if I could get my kid to, you know, straighten out, or you know, it's always something. Just 1 more1:42 thing.1:43 Yeah. But you1:43 know what, those things are, you know, it's always going to be something.1:47 It is always going to be something like the Bible says, you know, that that, like we're we're always striving. We're like the Bible talks about, like, a lust for more.1:59 And and so I'm not saying everybody has a lust for more, but it is common unto man to have a lust for more. So you know it's it's it's part of the flesh, part of2:10 living in our body, and, you know, just being human. So I think that, we just have to decide, like the Bible says,2:22 that this is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it. That is, you're gonna will this, that you're going to rejoice.2:34 You're going to choose joy. And don't you think that's so important to choose joy?2:40 It is because it it, you know, happiness is is not based on like, you know, happiness is very fleeting, but joy, you can't be2:51 unjoyed because happiness is usually based on things or and, you know, and and and if you notice, a lot of times the things that you think are gonna make you happy, you might get that thing and you're very3:04 temporarily happy, but it's not it's not it's not continuous because you're on to the next thing. But joy, you can't become unjoyed because the joy of the Lord3:15 strengthens us. And so when we receive that joy every morning no matter what, because what does the Bible say? Count it all joy. When you go through trials of many kinds,3:27 when? Not if. Well, I think about that3:31 coming from James who was the first disciple to be decapitated. Yeah. His head chopped off for the Lord. I mean he was a martyr. Yeah. He said count3:43 it all joy and I think that gives him street cred don't you? Yeah. And so3:48 you know, but that's the thing if you think about so many like even even Paul was you know preaching, you know, keeping, you know, having joy and the joy to strengthen you and talking about all these things when he was4:00 in prison and even like David always praising the Lord no matter what kind of battle or no matter who was chasing him, no matter where he was hiding out in some cave, like he was always still4:12 praising the Lord and staying in a place of joy and happiness no matter what.4:16 Well talking about David, like I think about David and I think, oh my goodness, isn't it amazing that Saul developed depression? Now Saul4:28 had been someone who the Lord had anointed to become king of Israel, and then he pretty much turned his back on the Lord.4:41 At that point, he suffered greatly with depression.4:45 Yeah.4:46 Now, here we go. This happens all the time where we get our hearts and our minds off the Lord, and we begin to dwell on all4:58 these other things in the world. And it really is a choice. Saul, you know what he did? He called for David who was5:10 a worshiper. David would come, he would sing for Saul. Meanwhile, David's just learning to be king. You know, he's watching to see how the palace operates. He's he's5:22 learning his manners. He's learning protocol. All the while, Saul is depressed. And every time David would sing and worship the5:33 Lord, Saul's spirits would lift. So think about that. If that happened in the Old Testament, think about now that the Holy5:45 Spirit is ours to access just by praising the Lord. The Lord inhabits the praises of his people. It is a choice. So we are choosing5:57 to praise God. We it says it says to put on the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. Still works today. So if you're down6:09 and you're depressed and you feel like I need this and I need this before I'm gonna be happy, stop. Stop and get in the presence of God and and just call on the6:21 Lord and and just begin to say, God, you're amazing. You are mighty. With your words, the whole world was put into existence, that6:32 light was created, that the earth was created, that water in the sky and animals, every animal was created. Think about, just begin to praise the Lord and think6:44 about the things he's done in your own life. Yeah. And like it says that if if we will think on those things, the peace of God will come on us. So it's6:56 kind of the same thing as it was with Saul.6:59 It it it's it's a daily choice, like, you know, when you wake up in the morning, you know, the Bible just talks about being double minded, like a double minded man is unstable in all of his ways. And so when7:11 you wake up, you know, it's like the devil's gonna wanna, you know, before your feet hit the floor. He's gonna wanna bring some worry, something, you know. First of all, before you go to bed, don't carry those worries7:23 into the night with you. Don't carry them on to the next day. Lay there before you go to bed and say, I give this all to you, Lord. I know that you have a plan. I know you're gonna work this out in a way that I can't7:34 even imagine because his ways are exceedingly, abundantly more than we could ever ask or think. And so when we give that to them and try then to just cast that away so you can go to sleep7:46 in peace, happiness, joy, the underlying joy, and then wake up the same way. Because, you know, what, you know whatever the battles are going to be ahead for you, when you7:58 decide and say, Look, God, you know things I don't. So I'm giving this to you today, I'm going to choose joy, I'm going to choose peace, I'm gonna choose grace and love, and I'm gonna walk in that8:09 favor today. And you just decide. It is it is basically a declaration that you proclaim over your day, that you're not gonna wait for something to, you8:21 know, monetary or otherwise, to happen before you're going to live in joy and peace. And because God's got it, no matter what we're dealing with, he's got it, he knows about it, he's not absent. And we're gonna8:33 talk more about that. When we come right back, we want to you to just hang on. You're watching Grace Grace with Nina and Michelle. We will be right back.8:41 Hello, everyone. I'm excited to announce the next generation of energy drinks, Rev 7. It has no sugar and no caffeine. Instead, Rev 7 uses go b h8:53 b. Go b h b is 1 of the body's primary ketones, and it provides the most efficient and clean fuel that your body needs. It also helps you stay energized all day with no9:04 crashes. Not only that, it produces 3 times more brain energy than sugar, which helps boost your memory, focus, and mental sharpness. It also helps reduce stress and helps balance your9:16 mood. Rev 7 does all that while being the best tasting energy drink ever. So go to my pillow dot com or call the number on your screen. Use your promo code to save 20 percent today.9:28 I'm so sure you're gonna love Rev 7. For a limited time, you get our introductory 3 pack absolutely free. I drink Rev 7 every day, and I absolutely love it, and so will9:40 you.9:41 Welcome back to Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. Today, we are talking about, you know, are you 1 of those people who's always going, I'll be happy if. Are you just putting your joy off onto the shelf until you see9:52 all these other things come to pass that you've been praying for?9:55 Well, do you remember the interview with Tom Brady? I mean he had won all of this all those Super Bowls, he had a supermodel for a wife, he had kajillions in the bank. I10:07 mean he was, you know, handsome. I mean, every he had a family, everything. And and a reporter asked him, you know, is is this it? You know, have you achieved at10:19 all? And he said, I hope not. And so think about that. Even Tom Brady. Even Tom Brady who had every single thing that the that the10:31 earth would say. He still wants to go10:32 to Disney World. You know how all those all those like sports What are you gonna do now? You just won the Super Bowl. Like, so that's where he so he hasn't been to Disney World probably,10:41 I know.10:42 We don't know. But, yeah, I mean isn't it like that though? Because we and then it's the whole, like the grass is always greener in the neighbor's backyard. We always think that, oh, you know, they're not even10:54 half living right over there. Like, they're not even Christians, and look, they seem to be, you know, having it all together over there. You do not know what's really going on in anyone's life, And that's that's the11:05 thing about it, you know, I I11:07 You don't wanna compare.11:09 You don't. And I know, you know, Michelle and I are on on base in like 27 different stations all over the the world and and and pray dot com and and, you know, I always11:20 think about maybe the different pastors and the different evangelists and the different YouTubes and things I like to watch. And it's different for everybody and that's why there's so many of us because11:32 everybody responds differently to a different kind of message or pastor or speaker because God made us so different. And so, you know, where somebody might say, I really like this message, this pastor, and11:44 it might not resonate with me and vice versa. We might not resonate with everyone. That's why God has just raised up so many people to speak His word. Right. Because that's the thing, whatever we think11:57 is is the quote like, you know, joy of the of the day that we need to have or whatever it is that we think we need to be fulfilled, it's gonna be very different for other people and whatever you think they12:09 have that you don't, they're thinking the same thing about you. Hopefully it's that we have Jesus.12:14 Well you know what?12:15 See that in us.12:16 I actually look out in my yard and I think I think our grass is greener than everyone's. No actually I actually just thought12:24 that. I12:25 did. I don't know why. It just looks so pretty and green.12:28 She's always sending me her birds. They're always, like, hanging out at her bird cam.12:33 My goodness. For Mother's Day, I got a bird camera, which I told Nina about. But oh my goodness. This bird camera, it's a birdhouse. My husband got it for me. And,12:45 these birds, you know, come up and it's it's there's a camera. There's a smart camera and and it tells you what kind of bird it is. And so these birds are like it texts me. So I get12:57 like 50 texts a day now from birds. And so it's it's a new world, but I I actually enjoy it. It gives me like 10 seconds of them just kind of pecking around, and I have all kinds of birds.13:08 This is so much fun. Some different ones. There's some pretty birds. But we think about, like, even, like, how the Bible talks about birds and animals, that God even takes care of them. He takes care of all the13:20 sparrows. And so won't He absolutely take care of everything that we need if we would just relax and trust Him? And that's that's the whole key right there. It's like, you know,13:32 I'm gonna choose to remain in peace and calm and have joy no matter what happens. I'm gonna stay in the word and if you just go get in your word, open the Bible, get the praise music going13:44 and just sit before the Lord. Sit in silence, you know. In fact, today on the way over here, we it's a big family affair around here. Michelle's husband's here, my son's, and, such a great, other13:56 staff that we have.13:57 Everyone here is like13:58 family to us. We love them. And so but my son was saying that he's been, in the mornings, just sitting quietly in just in a room that he14:10 doesn't bring his phone, he doesn't have anything in that room, and he just sits there by himself and he prays. And and that's that is so key in in, you know, tuning14:22 out everything else where you can literally feel that peace in nothingness, you know, just just by take the whole world and give me Jesus. And I'm telling14:34 you, when you just even practice that, you're gonna feel so much happiness and joy just because you're practicing the presence of the Lord. I mean, what can be better than that?14:46 Okay. And it is it is a practice. It is to get into that habit that that you would find that time, make that time, and prioritize that time,14:58 and so that that no matter what comes at you that day, you have decided already that that you're you're not gonna let anything come against that peace that you had started the day15:09 with.15:10 Yeah. I mean, even, you know, Proverbs says that a joyful heart does good like a medicine. So think about that. I mean, we're always, like, looking into, you know, like, what's the15:22 latest supplement? What what can you do to make yourself healthier? And just being joyful. A joyful heart, which we choose. We we have to choose15:34 joy because there are so many distractions. And like you said, you know, just getting in the presence of the Lord will give for number 1, he can speak to you concerning your15:46 situation, you know. And and I think I've shared this before. I remember I was going through, you know, 1 of those joyless days, when I was younger, and I15:57 was worried. I had 2 kids, and my husband was traveling a lot, and my son kept getting sick and, he had he had very severe asthma when he was little.16:09 And he would have really bad ear infections. I mean it just would it was like kind of like, if you ever heard the expression 1 thing after another. And I was just sitting there worried about everything16:21 and I heard the Holy Spirit say to me stop foreboding, stop foreboding. And, I I just was like okay, yeah.16:32 Well, because what's the point? Yeah. You know, when we do that, when we when we decide that, you know, foreboding is really just focusing on the what ifs and the things that probably16:44 will never happen anyway. You know, if we if we think about how much time we waste on those things, that the great majority of the things that the devil spews into your mind of the what16:56 ifs, you know, the great majority of this just really come to nothing. And so, you know, we we have to just immediately know God's got it, he's got the outcome, he's got the plan. He'll heal them.17:08 Yeah, and he's got the solutions and the answers that we need. He's never, gonna leave us or forsake us. So, we're gonna come right back. You are watching Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. Stay17:20 right there. We'll be right back.17:21 Hello, everyone. I'm excited to announce the next generation of energy drinks, Rev 7. It has no sugar and no caffeine. Instead, Rev 7 uses go b h17:33 b. Go b h b is 1 of the body's primary ketones, and it provides the most efficient and clean fuel that your body needs. It also helps you stay energized all day with no17:45 crashes. Not only that, it produces 3 times more brain energy than sugar, which helps boost your memory focus and mental sharpness. It also helps reduce stress and helps balance your17:57 mood. Rev 7 does all that while being the best tasting energy drink ever. So go to my pillow dot com or call the number on your screen. Use your promo code to save 20 percent today.18:09 I'm so sure you're gonna love Rev 7. For a limited time, you get our introductory 3 pack absolutely free. I drink Rev 7 every day, and I absolutely love it, and so will18:20 you.18:22 Welcome back to Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. We're talking about joy. Stop waiting for, you know, all these things to be perfect in your life before you can have happiness and joy in18:33 the Lord. And there's a scripture that says, always be full of joy in the Lord. Say it again, rejoice. This is Paul. This is Philippians 4 4. You know, again, he says rejoice.18:45 He says it on repeat because, you know, every time you anytime you see that ever in the Bible, when it's again it's emphasized then, like, that that he means it. You know, like, you18:57 know, stay in peace. Rejoice in the Lord always. Always means in always. So it's it's always and in always. And so I I always like to say that19:09 because it's like, because if you're why not? Because why not to the Lord who's the creator of everything and no matter what you're dealing with, let's rejoice19:21 in Him for who He is. The fact that we know Him, the fact that we have salvation, the fact that we're gonna get to spend eternity with Him, and all the other things that you can come up with, and I know that could be a19:33 huge laundry list of all the things that we can be thankful for. And when you begin to switch your focus in that, like, like just think about it, you know, that there's that did you ever hear that19:45 song from White Christmas? And it says, if you're tired and you can't sleep, count your blessings instead of sheep and you'll fall asleep. Counting your blessings, I cannot hold a tune, so I will not even try19:57 to sing it. But isn't that the case? Like, you know, how many blessings that we actually have, you know?20:02 Well, I It's so funny that you just said that because we just spent some time with our family. And my sister-in-law, Susan, she said that's how she goes to sleep at night. She starts she20:14 said instead of counting sheep or whatever, she starts with a. She just starts thinking of God words like a, anointing, b, blessing, beatitudes. She20:26 just goes to sleep thinking about the things of God. And it, and like the Bible says, God's ways are higher than our ways, you know? And so we we just need20:37 to remember He's got it. He has it all. And and there are some very practical things that we can do whenever we feel like we're in that little funk, you know, where we can't seem to20:49 to grasp joy. And, to to help with that I think you can think, Who in my life needs a blessing? Just be very practical about it. Who in my life needs a blessing? Do you have21:01 a neighbor that's maybe elderly that maybe you could bring a meal to? Or is there someone in your church that is sick and they just got home from the hospital? Could you bring a meal to them?21:13 Or go visit someone in the hospital. Call someone that just pray and say, Lord, who can I minister to today? Make it practical. Go and do. Go21:25 do something. Don't just be isolated. I think that the church today don't you think, Nina, that the church today, so many people are isolated? We were you and I were just talking about how21:37 when we grew up, you know, we we both grew up in big Italian families, you know, we you got to spend time with your aunts, uncles, you know, I mean21:49 every weekend throughout the week, you know, like if if I was doing something at school or whatever, the entire Bricotta clan would show up. I mean it was like a support group22:01 and insane. Like if they were doing something, we all showed up. So it was just this big group and and now people have moved away and they're more isolated. They're not as involved22:13 in their church. At church they blow in, blow up, blow out, and you know.22:18 We knew everyone in our church. Nobody locked their doors. We knew every neighbor, every person in the neighborhood. Like people don't even know their neighbors these days or or, you know, back then you went22:30 if you went to the grocery store everyone in there you knew and now you never see anybody that you know and it's like life is so different than, than it used to be and I know some of the friends I22:41 have that's from high school that stayed back there, married their high school sweetheart and are still in that area and, you know, had their kids and it's like, you know, they're all married still, nobody's been through22:52 a divorce, you know, they just it seems like there's that sense of community and family that just kinda holds things together in a good way. And and when a lot of people don't have that and so, you know, if you don't23:04 have that, we don't have that. You have to seek it. So so it is about those those friendships God gives you from the Lord. It's about, you know, maybe you can go find a place to volunteer, go to the different functions23:15 at your church, get in a bible studies.23:17 Bible studies. At church,23:19 for sure. Right. And get in a women's group, a men's group, and and, you know, be part of the community. Volunteer, you know, maybe your neighborhood or your community is doing something. Bring your kids to those things,23:30 what your church is doing, and just just and then put a handout, introduce yourself, get make get phone numbers, get play dates together for for your kids, you know, have people over. You23:42 know, that's the thing. We don't do that anymore, and it's a good thing to do.23:46 Bible says practice hospitality. Yes. Practice hospitality. So that means invite some people over. If if you make a good roast, make a roast. If you if you need to order out and you're not such a great23:58 cook, do that. But I mean seriously, my my mother and father-in-law used to invite the whole family over every Sunday, and we would have roast every Sunday. And and they would invite friends,24:10 family. I mean, anybody could come. Try to do that in your home with with some people from your church. So with that, I mean, I think we just have to learn to decide. We're gonna24:21 get we're gonna shift something in our day so that we can choose joy.24:26 Your joy is no longer on hold. We decided right now. We declare in the name of Jesus that I choose joy. I I I take the whatever declarations I have made that have put my24:38 joy on the shelf or on hold, we break those off. Yes. In Jesus' name, it is time for us to walk in a new peace, happiness, and joy. Do you wanna pray, Michelle?24:47 Yes. And, Lord, we call upon you. We thank you, Lord, that you would pour out joy. Lord, let it feel like warm oil. Lord, your word says that out of our24:59 belly shall flow rivers of living water. That is the joy of the Lord. That is the peace of the Holy Spirit. That is the Holy Spirit. So God, we pray that you feel25:11 you fill everyone that is listening with a fresh baptism of the Holy Spirit and a fresh joy in the name of Jesus.25:20 Amen. We we declare that over you guys and so we're so grateful for you, we're so grateful for our wonderful viewers, our partnerships because without you guys we could not do this and so you know25:32 thank you for sending the gospel all over the world and so we invite you to go all we're just find us on YouTube, our website, which is is Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. Also, pray25:44 dot com. All of our shows are on there and and you can watch shorts. There's all kinds of things. You can just find us if you just go to pray dot com and then put Grace Grace with Naina Michelle. All of our shows will25:55 pop up. Stay tuned, you're gonna wanna hear from Daryl Youngblood. He is a powerhouse, his ministry is awesome. 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