Joy
Inner excitement despite your circumstances.
John leaped for Joy inside Elizabeth’s womb.
Elizabeth exclaimed in Joy…
Blessed are you among women!
Blessed is the fruit of your womb!
Why is the mother of my Lord coming to me?!
Circumstances got hard for Mary really fast. And who would believe, “Oh no! It’s not like that! God is the Father!”?
Except one…Elizabeth.
On your own, when you step into the impossible, Joy is hard to come by. Circumstances will get hard.
And yet, Joy produced by God is an inner excitement despite the circumstances.
True Joy requires a constant Hear & Follow relationship with Jesus. You don’t ignore the difficult circumstances. You have an inner excitement despite them.