Your Joy Isn't Rationed

I should feel guilty for being happy when other people are struggling.

Your joy isn't taken from someone else's portion. There's enough for both.

Waiting for permission from everyone else's circumstances before letting yourself feel good is exhausting, and it was never the assignment. Your joy doesn't subtract from anyone else's portion. Let it be full anyway.

Use it when: A good day that feels almost wrong to enjoy because someone you love is struggling.

Backed by: 1 Thessalonians 5:16 — "Rejoice evermore." Not rejoice-once-it's-earned. Not rejoice-once-everyone-else-is-fine. Evermore.

What He’d say

Rejoice evermore — I didn't say "once everyone around you is fine too." Your joy was never rationed from someone else's supply. Let it be full. I can hold both at once, and so can you.

(His words from the passage above, spoken to you.)

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