Rejoice with those who rejoice… Romans 12:15a
Yesterday I enjoyed the wedding of my dear friends, Andrew and Jazz. The best weddings are those that the couple themselves enjoy because the day reflects them and their love for each other. This one certainly did that – right down to the Mario Kart wedding cake!
It would have been difficult to stop smiling all day as the beautiful couple and everyone else were having such a wonderful time. It was clear to see how God blessed the day, the result of much faith and hard work, with an easy sense of joy. And it’s obvious that God has set his favour on their marriage.
In fact I have enjoyed observing a season of favour on their lives throughout their engagement. In times of both anticipation and anxiety, God has been rewarding and gracing them with generous blessing. While a younger generation has been fortunate to watch such a great example of a godly and God-blessed union.
The joy of others is a blessing to us. It’s so wonderful to have chances to catch joy contagiously as others express theirs. Perhaps we can also deliberately choose to take opportunities to rejoice with the rejoicing, to smile with the smiling, and to laugh with the laughing.
What could you do to invite others in on your joy?
How can you apply Paul’s advice to “rejoice with those who rejoice’?
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