Pause: A Month of Joy in Five Minutes a DaySample

Proclaim
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.” (Phil. 4:4-5)
Prompt
I’m not a coffee guy. I’m an energy drink guy.
You know when you open a can, how you get that oh-so-refreshing sound of carbonation escaping? (Or maybe you remember that sound from your beer-drinking days?)
To me, that’s the sound of joy.
Joy is effervescence. Joy bubbles up from within us. Joy can seem like an almost inexhaustible resource that never runs out.
At least, that’s how God’s joy is. We can’t get there on our own—if we try, we’ll just go flat. We have to rely on the joy of the Lord to refresh us daily, hourly.
Crack open your heart and let the joy come out!
Prod
Get a non-alcoholic carbonated beverage—energy drink, sparkling water, Diet Coke—and reflect on God’s joy as you open it and listen to the sound.
Praise
Listen to “I Thank God” by Maverick City Music
Pray
Jesus, thank you for your effervescent joy, bubbling up within me. Keep me from going flat today. I want to have a joy that overflows into the life of others today. Please fill me with a POP that others are drawn to, and as you do, give me the courage to speak JOY into their hearts! Amen.
Scripture
About this Plan

Depression. Loneliness. Comparison. Greed. Addiction. People-pleasing. These are tools of the enemy to steal your calling and rob your joy. In this reading plan, drawn from his book, Lance Lang invites you to neutralize those tools by taking a pause each day, studying scripture, reading encouragement, taking action, and refocusing your attention on Jesus. Press forward into what God has for you. Press pause.
More
Related plans

Pawprints & Prayers: Dog Devotions on Comfort and Compassion

When You Start a Fast

The Image of the Invisible God

Journey Through Philippians and Philemon

In Repair

Islands, Tides, and the Deep: A Marriage Message From the Sea

Psalms 6-10: Your Summer in the Psalms

Kids Bible Experience | the Book of Revelation

From Lament to Hope: Wellbeing and Happiness in the Psalms
