Do
not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
- Nehemiah 8:10b (NIV)
Yes,
life is hard and temptation is real.
But God.
God carries me through it all, and that itself is reason to rejoice.
Joy doesn’t always look like laughter or constant happiness. Sometimes joy is quieter than that. Sometimes it’s the deep realization, years later, that you made it through something that could have broken you. (song reference - it's been a while! check out CAIN's 2025 hit "I Made It".) It’s recognizing that even when you didn’t have all the answers—or even make all the right choices—God never stopped holding you.
The joy of the Lord is not dependent on perfect circumstances. It isn’t rooted in an easy life or a pain-free story. True joy comes from knowing that God has been faithful through every season—through loss, confusion, growth, and healing.
There are moments when we look back and think, That could have gone so differently. And yet, here we are. Still standing. Still loved. Still guided by a God who knew exactly what He was doing, even when we couldn’t see it.
That kind of joy strengthens us. It steadies us. It reminds us that no matter what today holds, we are not facing it alone. The same God who carried us then is carrying us now.
So today, let’s choose joy—not because life is perfect, but because God is faithful. And that is more than enough.
#dailybreadbykitty
Daily Inspiration from the Bible
- Nehemiah 8:10b (NIV)
But God.
God carries me through it all, and that itself is reason to rejoice.
Joy doesn’t always look like laughter or constant happiness. Sometimes joy is quieter than that. Sometimes it’s the deep realization, years later, that you made it through something that could have broken you. (song reference - it's been a while! check out CAIN's 2025 hit "I Made It".) It’s recognizing that even when you didn’t have all the answers—or even make all the right choices—God never stopped holding you.
The joy of the Lord is not dependent on perfect circumstances. It isn’t rooted in an easy life or a pain-free story. True joy comes from knowing that God has been faithful through every season—through loss, confusion, growth, and healing.
There are moments when we look back and think, That could have gone so differently. And yet, here we are. Still standing. Still loved. Still guided by a God who knew exactly what He was doing, even when we couldn’t see it.
That kind of joy strengthens us. It steadies us. It reminds us that no matter what today holds, we are not facing it alone. The same God who carried us then is carrying us now.
So today, let’s choose joy—not because life is perfect, but because God is faithful. And that is more than enough.
Daily Inspiration from the Bible
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