"...joy will come"

13 years ago (yes......1 3 years.........wow!) on this day, I was at Bronson hospital in the beginning stages of labor. It was a very loooooong day of  LOTS OF PAIN........( that is before I had the AMAZING & WONDERFUL epidural).  Thankfully, at 9:37pm this precious baby boy entered the world and has brought incredible JOY to his parents. Hear Jesus' words:   " You will grieve, BUT your grief will turn to JOY. A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; BUT when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her JOY that a child is born into the world, So with you: Now is your time of grief, BUT I will see you again and YOU WILL REJOICE and no one will take away your joy." John 16:20-22   Perhaps you are experiencing grief and pain at this moment in your life. May I hold out to you the encouragement of Scripture that speaks EVERYWHERE  of the truth to hang in there, because JOY WILL COME!!!    Jesus will "bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of despair..." Isaiah 60: 3    " ....have them celebrate annually the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar as the time when the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month when their sorrow was turned to joy and their mourning into a day of celebration...." Esther 9: 21 & 22     " You turned my WAILING into DANCING; you removed my sackcloth and clotheed me with JOY, that my heart may sing to you and not be silent.' Psalm 30: 11     I could go on and on............there are sooooooooooo many Scriptures that speak of this principle. So, if now is your time of grief................hang in there my friend. A better day is coming. Persevere. Don't give up or give in. Be STRONG in the Lord and never give up hope, He WILL  turn your grief, ...........somehow and in someway.........to joy. Meditate on His words. They are true and flawless. Blessings from Bombadil..........the home of a mother of a TEENAGER...........ahhhhhhhhhh! Kristy LInk   "I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, so that through my being with you again your joy in Christ Jesus will overflow on account of me." Phillipians 1:25 & 26