Cultivating Joy

Why is joy essential to discipleship? Don't miss this timely conversation with Nika Spaulding and Sharifa Stevens. The negativity and depression in our culture seems to be at an all-time high. And yet joy is a fruit of the Spirit. How can we cultivate joy and live out our faith when we face hard situations, sorrow and fear?
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Timestamps:
00:00
00:21 Introduction to this episode
02:45 What is joy and how do we see it in others?
07:25 God delights in us
14:38 How does believing that God delights in us affect us?
16:05 God's love and joy are constant.
17:36 What does cultivating joy look like?
21:47 Joy under duress and sorrow
25:02 Feeling two things at once
27:48 Jesus' example
29:07 Giving people permission to lament
30:32 Importance of modeling joy
33:41 Goal is looking like Jesus
34:58 Joy is vulnerable
38:37 Resources