Joy is an uncontrolled hope in the God who is. Joy delights in God in his ways and can be present no matter the circumstances.

This all sounds very appealing, but how do we cultivate this heart of joy?

Today we are talking about joy, the struggles that are real, and a few examples that will help us understand it all a little better.

I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart. Where?

Welcome to the Sheproos Faithful Podcast, episode number 42, truth and encouragement to live

gospel-centered lives every day. I'm your host,

Lauren Lushak.

Hey ladies, thank you so much for joining me today on episode 42 of the Sheepruce Faithful

podcast. I love receiving your emails and you're encouraging messages on Instagram.

So thank you so much. And thank you

for being patient with me in getting back to you in untimely manners. I really do read all of them.

And it means so much to me. I sometimes cannot get that moment to respond thoughtfully. So I

appreciate the patience. And you're always welcome to email me, Lauren, ateproos Faithful or find me on Instagram at Sheepu's Faithful. I want you to know that I did not

record a podcast last week because I was a guest on the Mom Struggling Well podcast, episode 89 with

Emily. It was so fun to record and get to talk with

her. And I wanted to direct you guys to that podcast so you could listen to it. You can hear a little bit

more of my story. It's always fun to talk with someone. You get the giggles. It's just so fun to

get to know each other. So it's a really fun interview. I'll link to it in the show notes,

which of course you can find at sheprooffateful.com slash podcast slash episode 42. And I talk all about

how God's word has really blessed me in my life. Psalm 19 talks about the law of the Lord is

perfect reviving the soul. And it truly has done that so many

times in my life including when my house burned down including through open heart surgery

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