Allow Joy To Reintroduce Himself

I didn’t make it to church today, but God still had a word for me—about joy.
Do you realize that your happiness matters to God?

Psalm 16:11 says, “In His presence there is fullness of joy.”

When I look back, I realize that much of my happiness has often come from reaching my goals and fulfilling my dreams:
“I’ll be happy when I finish this degree…”
“When I land the job…”
“When I earn this much…”
“When he proposes…”
“When we buy a house…”

We build our happiness around people, accomplishments, and things. And I think that’s why so many marriages crumble, why people grow to resent their dream jobs—because we’ve made our joy conditional on outcomes.

I’ll be honest: I’ve often tied my happiness to achievement. And sometimes, I’ve seen God the same way—believing He wanted to use me to accomplish something.

But this message from Pastor Tauren Wells reminded me of a deeper truth: the greatest treasure is simply being loved by God—because He is the essence of joy.

Pastor David Murray once described seven kinds of happiness:

• Nature happiness

• Social happiness

• Vocational happiness

• Physical happiness

• Intellectual happiness

• Humor happiness

• Spiritual happiness

Because God is so good, He allows everyone to experience the first six. But they are only partial joys. Many of us try to use those six to fill the emptiness that only the seventh—spiritual happiness—can truly satisfy. When we allow God's ways to shape and seal our hearts, He amplifies all the other kinds of joy. But it starts with believing this: God is uniquely invested in your happiness. And when Jesus becomes your centre and your seal, joy flows through every part of life.

I invite you to listen to “Allow Joy to Reintroduce Himself” by Tauren Wells.
I hope you’ll rediscover—the joy that sits at the very heart of what God deeply wants for you.