Fruit of the Spirit - Abiding Joy

If most people were asked to describe God, they probably wouldn’t use the word “joyful.” But that is exactly who and what God is! There is a great Christian thinker by the name of G.K Chesterton. As he is reflecting on the joy that children can have, he says this, “We have sinned and grown old and Our Father is younger than we.” His point is this: While we have grown old and tired and jaded and cynical, God has not. While we have spent our days overwhelmed, irritated, angry and stressed out, God knows none of those things. When he says that our Father is younger than we, he is referring to God’s sheer joy. One of my favorite authors is Dallas Willard. Here is what he said about God’s joy. “You’ll not understand God until you understand this about Him, God is the happiest being in the universe.” In fact, the reason that joy is a fruit of the Holy Spirit is because God himself is joy, and He will share that joy with anyone who would abide in His Son.