Joy is an act of will
It's hidden in the power of choice
Your life goes in the direction that you stir it. You can stir your life towards anything which includes victory, defeat, sadness, peace and so on. The choices you make and your response to most or all life's circumstances is what determines the moments you find yourself in. Positive attitude towards life is critical to how nature responds to you. Your choices should be that of someone with a particular end in mind. Some things appeal to your psychology at points where you decide to choose what your day becomes or how it turns out. A positive outlook and mindset towards things will include an activity that she's the pace for the day for you. Such activity could be the words you say to yourself overtime after you wake up. You can simply say the things you have decided to hold on to.
Say things like:
I choose joy, excitement, victory, abundance, love, the best, to live and not die.
Phil. 4:4
Joy is independent of external circumstances
Joel 1:12
When you lose your joy, you will lose your social skills, peace, health, lose in every area of your life.
It's not because we are sad that things are bad, it's because we are sad that things have refused to improve. Arrest anything with the spirit of joy.
When you start changing the way you see things, things begin to change.
Joy can influence external circumstances
It doesn't matter how things started for you, you can choose how it turns out or ends.
Habakkuk 3:17,18,19
Joy is the result of a strong relationship with God
Gal. 5:22
Calling it bad is a perspective. How you see a thing is critical to the name you call it. You will achieve greater things with the right partnership. Having a God who gives you the confidence that you are secured and safe in Him should be a source for joy on its own. It means you are covered.
Joy strengthens
Neh. 8:10,Prov. 17:22
The joy of the Lord is our strength. This is very true and scriptural. One of the expressions of joy is laughter. One of the most difficult moments to laugh is when angry, but do you know that's the sweetest antidote to anger? Laugh in the midst of it and it disappears.
There are health benefits of laughter which includes:
Laughter relaxes the whole body and boost your immune system
Laughter protects the heart.
Laughter protects against a heart attack.
Laughter burns calories.
Laughter lightens anger heavy load
Laughter burns 40 calories when done for 15 minutes.
Laughter helps you live longer
Laughter lowers stress hormones
Laughter attracts others to us.
Laughter strengthens relationships
Psalm 126:1
Joy is a by-product of revelation
Psalm 119:162,Rev. 3:8,4:1
When you can see the end of a matter from the beginning, you laugh at any circumstance. If you have seen it in your spirit, you can joy over it in the physical and wait for manifestation of the seen.
Joy is the state of an expectant heart
2 Kings 6:16,Joel 2:21,psalm 126:1
Step into it daily with so much excitement. You rejoice when you know what's coming is big and beautiful. An expectant heart will be full of joy, not based on current circumstances but on what is yet unfolded.
Joy is a result of answered prayer
John 16:24,Psalm 65:2
Rejoicing and being Joyful comes as a result of answered prayers. Now you can feel or touch all you have asked. And many times, you can through faith believe that your prayers has been answered and act in line.
Joy is a conduit for all the promises
Isaiah 12:3,Psalm 91:7,15,Psalm 23:4, Psalm 4:7
God has said it, He will do it.
Joy comes from this assurance. It is not a debate any more. It's already established. Joy is a great response to having God's promises in your hands.
Joy can come in the form of singing, dancing, shouting, and other acts of praising God. Before you know it, every expectation will materialize.
Stay Joyful.
