SPEAKER_00: Have you ever noticed that it can be easy to drift away from joy?
SPEAKER_00: Maybe not from our faith or belief in God, but from the joy that can accompany our relationship with Jesus.
SPEAKER_00: In Psalm 51:12, David makes a request for his joy to be restored.
SPEAKER_00: He says, Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me.
SPEAKER_00: While we don't need to ask God for salvation again, we can come to him with a request to restore joy.
SPEAKER_00: Take a moment to pause and consider the level of joy you are experiencing right now in life.
SPEAKER_00: Thank God for the gift of salvation.
SPEAKER_00: Praise Him that this gift was not earned, but freely given it.
SPEAKER_00: Bring that honestly before Him.