True joy is not a fleeting emotional expression; as a child of God, joy should be a lifestyle. You cannot be at your best in a sorrowful, bitter, sad, depressed, and unhappy state of mind. However, how do we live a joyful life in a world filled with chaos and misery? This devotional provides some answers. 

Living a Joyful Life

This Bible Plan accompanies the album Grace Upon Grace from Life.Church Worship. The songs included in the album arise from the heart and stories of our church. We pray you’re encouraged and enlightened by the daily devotions highlighting each song as they lead you to the one true source of our hope, joy, and grace: Christ.

Grace Upon Grace

Have you ever closed your Bible and thought, “What did I just read?” This 3-month New Testament chronological plan corresponds to The Bible Recap, designed to help you read, understand, and love the Bible! Daily recaps are available in podcast, video, and book form, where Tara-Leigh Cobble highlights and summarizes each day’s Bible reading in an easy-to-understand way. Recap videos are linked in each day's “Devotional” tab!

The Bible Recap - New Testament

Bestselling author Max Lucado explores God’s treatment plan for anxiety found in Philippians 4:4–8. As you follow this prescription – celebrating God’s goodness, asking for his help, leaving your concerns with him, and meditating on good things – you will experience God’s peace. While anxiety is a part of life, it doesn’t have to dominate your life. 

Anxious for Nothing

Busyness can become the mantra of the holiday season if we are not intentional to make room for Jesus. Over these next 24 days, let's declutter our hearts and minds so we can make room for the gifts of love, joy, hope and peace that our Savior has given us. 

Advent Devotional: Make Room for Jesus

Our mornings are busy, chaotic, and often give us more stress than joy. How can we reclaim our mornings, to spend time with the Lord and feel joyful for the day ahead? In this four-day Bible Plan, we’ll explore four strategies to start our mornings with joy.

New Morning Mercies

What does it take to keep your marriage strong for the long run? In Part 4 of The Marriage Talks, Kris Langham searches the Bible to find the keys to making it last, with a clear explanation on joy and honor, plus a compassionate discussion of Jesus’ teaching about divorce. With engaging audio and practical discussion questions, The Marriage Talks is perfect for marital or premarital couples and small groups.

The Marriage Talks Part 4 | Making It Last

In this plan, we’ll explore the often misunderstood word joy, and we’ll look at how Jesus viewed and prioritized it in his own life. In a culture driven by frenzied productivity, Jesus embraced frequent moments of rest and connection. In particularly hard times, it was moments of joyful respite that got him through rough patches. 

He Gets Us: Jesus & Joy | Plan 6

This compilation of daily devotionals is centered on the affirmation “I AM a Wise Woman”, written by @BWFwoman. Enjoy a new opportunity to meditate on the Word of God through this series of wisdom-centered devotions and “I AM” affirmations designed to help you gain wisdom, radiance, grace, and joy, and discover internal and external beauty – a fulfilled life in Christ. 

Joy