Choose Joy

21/04/2021 23 min
Choose Joy

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Episode Synopsis

Losing my Dad was a shock. It was by far the greatest tragedy that I've experienced in my life. A day or two after his passing, I was in the car with my wife and kids when my son yelled from the backseat "Dad, can you play 'Joy?'" "Joy" is my son's favorite song from a playlist that we access nearly every time we leave the house.  It's a contemporary Christian song by For King & Country. We have spent countless days singing and dancing in the car to "Joy"... But on that day, with a heavy heart, I paused before answering and granting his request.  I felt like riding in silence.  How could I play a song like that now? Well, I realized I had the opportunity to choose.  And I recognized that my father would desire that I choose joy for my family and not despair. After all, there was a great victory in Christ worth celebrating. "Sure buddy, we can listen to 'Joy'." By the power of the Holy Spirit, we can CLAIM JOY in any season.