How to Grow a Joy Flower in Your Heart

Joy is something beautiful to have, but do you know how to get it? It doesn’t come with having an easy life and all the candy you can eat. People that are rich and popular don’t have joy. No, the Bible says that we can have joy in troubles (James 1:2). How can that be? Think about the flowers. Who would think beautiful flowers would come out of stick-seeds and dirt? But we all know they do. And it is when we have troubles and problems that God can help joy to grow. Just like growing flowers, we have to trust when we don’t see anything beautiful. Your chores may seem boring and hard, but you can be cheerful even though you don’t feel cheerful. How? Because you know that joy will grow if you keep trusting. If it doesn’t seem like it would work, try it. Joy will grow if you keep focused on the good things and trust Jesus.