Hello hello and welcome on this fine California day to the Brilliant

Perspectives podcast with Grimcook. I'm Michael Bechio, host of the podcast. I

hope wherever you are right now that you are experiencing the love and the

grace of God and if you're not aware of it or not feeling it that you're

reminded right now that he's for you, he's with you, he cares for you, his thoughts

are upon you and he has an abundant joy for you. We're going to jump into a

third session on our theme of joy this month. In this portion taken from the

message joy that strengthens on Brilliant TV, Grim dives in powerfully to the

concepts and truths that should define our way of thinking and seeing. In

regards to our joy, it's rightful place in our lives and it's enduring power in

our circumstances. I have a good challenge and encouragement for you at the end

of this short clip so stay tuned for that. All right, let's jump in.

Welcome to our next exploration of the Fruit of the Spirit. Last week we talked

about the Fruit of Peace and this week we're going to discover more about its

great partner which is Joy. Paul wrote about their partnership to the Romans in

chapter 15, verse 13. He said, now may the God of hope fill you with joy and

peace in believing that you may abound in the power of the Holy Spirit. When

joy and peace partner together, not only do they eradicate negativity, they

also guarantee an increase of trust and faith. There's no striving in the

fruit of the Spirit. It's pure presence and therefore it's full of expectation.

Because the fruit of the Spirit are who God is, they are already present in our

new man. So we're learning how to connect with all things that pertain to the

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