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Prayer for Manifestation of Joy- fruit of the Spirit

For today’s blog we will continue to pray for the manisfestation of the fruit of the spirit in our children. Please remember tthat whenever we pray we need to believe that our prayers are answered.
Joy is the second fruit of the Spirit that we will pray for to be manisfested in our children. Joy  is something that so many people long for, but never seem to be able to have and some who have joy they are not able to maintain it.
The Greek word for Joy is Chara pronounced khä-rä’ and is translated as cheerfulness, i.e. calm delight – gladness, x greatly, (x be exceeding) joy (-ful, -fully- fullness, -ous) (Strong’s concordance)

God desires us to have Joy in our lives, regardless of our circumstances.  He desires cheerfulness, calm-delight, gladness and exceeding fullness.  Happiness and laughter are sometimes mistaken for Joy, but they are not.  Happiness is short-lived; laughter is sometimes used as a cover up for pain, anxieties or even inadequacies.  Joy is a longer lasting thing and most times it comes with a knowing or assurance of who we are, who we belong to and knowing what he has promised us.

I Peter 1:8: Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory

The fruit of the spirit is Love, Joy…… , how do we get this joy?

John 15:9 -11: As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.  If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.  These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

We only can get this joy from having a relation with Jesus Christ, from keeping his commandments and abiding in His love.  Joy will remain elusive if we separate ourselves from the Vine, or from his love.

Psalm 16:11: Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence [is] fulness of joy; at thy right hand [there are] pleasures for evermore.  
Here is what having Joy does for us.  –   It strengthens us – Nehemiah 8:10b ……..the joy of the Lord is your strength.

So Let us pray:

Father, I thank you for (insert name) I thank you that you love them so much more than I could ever love him/her.  I am so grateful that you know how to give good gifts to your children.  I pray today for the manifestation of Joy in (insert name) the second fruit of the Spirit.  I pray that he/she will have the desire to study your word and in doing so will get to know more about you and what you desire from him/her. I pray that they will remain in your presence.  In so doing, they will have that joy that they so desire.  Help them to know that this joy will provide the strength that they need in difficult times, times of sorrow, times of loneliness.  Help me to model Joy before them so they see that this is possible.  In Jesus name Amen.

In His Service

Vilma

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