How can you remain joyful when you just want to give up?
On this episode of Better Together Facebook Live, host Barb Roose talks with Suzanne Eller, as she shares 6 surprising, Biblical truths about joy. As a two-time cancer survivor, these truths helped Suzie see joy in God in a new light.
You are invited to embrace these same truths!
Big Ideas From Today’s Show
1. Joy is more than a feeling; it is a knowing.
As Suzanne was walking through a very hard season, she asked God to redefine her understanding of joy. She discovered that joy was not tied to her circumstances or her feelings. God cares about our emotions, but His joy is deeper than that. Joy is knowing who God is, who we are, and that every promise that God has spoken over us will come to pass, even if it looks different than we expected.
2. God cares about our feelings.
Suzanne reminds us that God created us to feel and that one of the biggest joy stealers in our lives is the belief that if we feel sad, confused or upset, God will be disappointed in us. Invite Him into your hurt and heartache, friends. He will be with you. In Suzie’s words, “When we give ourselves permission to be honest with God, we’re not only giving ourselves permission to feel, we’re giving ourselves permission to heal.”
3. You can become a joy noticer!
When we truly choose to look around and see what God has done (and is still doing) in our lives, we can become joy noticers. Suzie shares a Biblical definition of joy as when, “We consciously walk into God’s love and care.”
About Our Guest Suzanne Eller
Suzanne Eller is an ECPA bestselling author, podcaster, and is frequently listed as a Top 100 Christian women blogger. She’s an International speaker and Bible teacher, ministering to women across the U.S. and in several countries.
Suzie has written 11 books including her latest, JoyKeeper. She’s co-host, along with Holley Gerth and Jennifer Watson, of More Than Small Talk with the KLRC network podcast, and has been featured on Focus on the Family, Aspiring Women, Harvest Show, 100 Huntley Street, KLOVE, Daystar and many others.
Links from today’s episode:
Suzanne’s Website
More Than Small Talk Podcast
JoyKeeper Book
Better Together host Barb Roose is a popular speaker and author with a passion to help women live beautifully strong and courageous in Jesus’ name. She’s the author of multiple books and Bible studies, including Surrendered: Letting Go and Living Like Jesus and Joshua: Winning the Worry Battle. Visit Barb’s online home at barbroose.com.
