Spread Joy

Have you ever been around someone who after you spent time with them, you just feel empty inside? Maybe they tend to put down others, or is often times in a bad mood. After you are around them, you feel like some life has been sucked out of you. 

What about the opposite? Have you ever been around someone who just spreads joy like confetti? Every time you’re around them, you feel like a better person than you were before. You are encouraged, simply from their character and personality. 

Which one are you? I get it, some days are just bad and it’s hard to spread joy. But people notice when you choose to be joyful regardless. Beautiful things happen when we choose to be His light to those around us, even when we don’t feel like it. Even when it’s hard. Even when we feel like we don’t have any joy to give. 

The impact we have on others is so important, and as believers we are commanded to shine His light. This can be hard because sometimes the things we go through in life just suck. 

But, we have a choice. 

A choice to let those bad seasons of life suck the life out of us, or give us more life than we had before.