In Scripture, we see that, despite their circumstances, the people who follow Jesus consistently demonstrate love. They have joy and a tremendous passion for life, which is something we all want. To have a better broken, we need to reconcile that those two things can happen simultaneously—we can face trials, and we can still have joy. Joy doesn’t come from our circumstances; it comes from our God. And since God is with us during our trials, it is possible to have joy even in our trials. Joy is in the Lord. Brokenness is in the world. As long as we’re alive, both will coexist on earth.
