Dec. 5, 2025

Day 340 The Gift of Joy | Psalm 16:11

Day 340 The Gift of Joy | Psalm 16:11

Send us a text What if joy didn’t rise and fall with your calendar, your inbox, or your last conversation? We explore a simple, powerful promise from Psalm 16:11 and uncover why joy rooted in God’s presence remains steady when happiness flickers. With warm guidance and a short prayer, we walk through a practical shift: stop leaning on outcomes for relief and start receiving joy as a daily gift that meets you right where life feels uncertain. We share how God’s presence provides more than com...

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Season 2

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What if joy didn’t rise and fall with your calendar, your inbox, or your last conversation? We explore a simple, powerful promise from Psalm 16:11 and uncover why joy rooted in God’s presence remains steady when happiness flickers. With warm guidance and a short prayer, we walk through a practical shift: stop leaning on outcomes for relief and start receiving joy as a daily gift that meets you right where life feels uncertain.

We share how God’s presence provides more than comfort; it offers direction for the next step and hope for what lies ahead. You’ll hear the key difference between happiness and joy, why Jesus’ unchanging promises can sustain you through long valleys and bright peaks, and how to invite that joy into the one area of life where you feel most controlled by circumstances. This reflection is brief, approachable, and designed to fit your weekend rhythm while still planting something deep and resilient in your soul.

If you’ve been waiting on the perfect moment to feel okay, let this be the moment you open your hands instead. Pray with us, breathe, and notice the peace that doesn’t require everything to be fixed before it arrives. Then carry that presence into your conversations, chores, and plans, trusting that joy will not vanish when the day shifts. We’re grateful to walk with you and excited to keep unwrapping the good gifts God has for us. If this encouraged you, subscribe, share with a friend who needs steady joy, and leave a review so others can find their way here too.

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Chapters

01:39 - Welcome And Weekend Setup

02:04 - Today’s Focus: The Gift Of Joy

02:19 - Scripture: Psalm 16:11

02:26 - Joy Versus Happiness

02:52 - Practical Step And Prayer

03:23 - Closing And Ways To Connect

Transcript
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Welcome to Wisdom for the Day, your daily source for spiritual refreshment and guidance.

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I'm Rick.

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Join me as I dive into God's Word to find clarity and strength for life's challenges.

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Let me help you embrace each day with faith and wisdom.

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Ready to feel inspired?

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Let's get started.

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And now, weekends with Lauren.

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Today is day 340.

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The gift of joy will be in Psalm chapter 16, verse 11 from the New Living Translation.

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Hey, it's Saturday, and today we're talking about the gift of joy that only God can give.

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You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.

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Joy is different from happiness.

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Happiness is based on circumstances, but joy is rooted in God's presence.

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No matter what's going on in your life, you can have joy because Jesus is with you and his promises never change.

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This joy sustains you in difficult seasons and makes the good seasons even sweeter.

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It's a gift God freely gives when we draw near to Him.

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So do this.

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Think about one area in your life where you've been relying on circumstances for happiness.

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Pray and ask God to fill that area with His joy instead.

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Now let's pray.

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Lord, thank you for the gift of joy that comes from your presence.

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Help me to live with that joy no matter what I face.

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Amen.

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Now I'll see you tomorrow as we continue to unwrap the incredible gifts God has for us.

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Well, that's all for today.

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But remember, I'm here every weekend, and you should be too.

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The executive producer for Wisdom for the Day, Weekends with Lauren, is Kimmy Shirley.

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Special intro and outro music by Weston McCurry.

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You can message me or Rick at renewedmindsets.com slash contact.

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I'm so glad we had this time together.

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And don't forget, he's not finished writing your story.

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Come back next time and we'll keep walking it out together here on weekends with Lauren.

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I love you all so much.

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Bye.