I've found that God can turn my tears into dancing, replacing my pain with joy so that I can live with a happy heart. Life throws curveballs, no doubt, but I see those challenges as opportunities to lean on God, to truly know Him, and to live confidently in His powerful love.
So, I encourage you to smile. Laugh! Show whatever you're facing that you are more than a conqueror through Christ. Let joy fill you because of what the Lord is going to do in your life. Don't get bogged down in what's happening right now. Your joy will be restored, and you'll be able to laugh about the future because you have hope in the Lord, the One who lifts you up, sustains you, and never leaves your side.
Laugh, even if you're alone. Let your laughter ring out and confuse those things that try to bring you down. Even when things are tough, remember your Creator won't leave you on the ground. He'll lift you up, fight for you, give you victory, and help you break free from pain and fear.
You'll find your mouth filled with laughter, constantly praising His greatness, and your eyes will continue to see His goodness in this life.
Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into gloom.
Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with a song of joy. Then they said among the nations, “Adonai has done great things for them.”
See, they are spewing with their mouth —swords in their lips— “After all, who is listening?”
So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I’ve grown decrepit, can I have desire—and my lord so old?”Then Adonai said to Abraham, “Why is it that Sarah laughed, saying, ‘Can I really give birth when I am so old?’Is anything too difficult for Adonai? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”Sarah denied it saying, “I didn’t laugh!” For she was afraid. But He said, “No—for you did laugh.”
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is vapor.
You make known to me the path of life. Abundance of joys are in Your presence, eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
“Yes, you will go out with joy and be led forth with peace. The mountains and the hills will break forth before you singing, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands!
Many are asking, “Who will show us some good?” May the light of Your face shine upon us, Adonai!
Whoever keeps going out weeping, carrying his bag of seed, will surely come back with a song of joy, carrying his sheaves.
There is nothing better for people than to eat and drink, and to find enjoyment in their labor. This too, I perceived, is from the hand of God.
For he will not often consider the days of his life, since God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.As a dream comes with excessive burdens so a fool’s voice with too many words.
So I recommend enjoyment, because there is nothing better for humanity under the sun except to eat, drink and enjoy it. So this joy will accompany him in his labor all the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
Go! Eat your bread with gladness and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already accepted your deeds.Let your clothes always be white, and do not spare oil on your head.Live joyously with the wife whom you love all the days of your fleeting life that He has given you under the sun during all your fleeting days—for this is your portion in life and in your toil that you labor under the sun.
to console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of Adonai, that He may be glorified.
But be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating. For behold, I am creating Jerusalem for rejoicing, and her people for joy.Then I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and be glad in My people. No longer will the voice of weeping or the voice of crying be heard in her.
Adonai your God is in your midst— a mighty Savior! He will delight over you with joy. He will quiet you with His love. He will dance for joy over you with singing.’
Up to now, you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be full.
“But now I am coming to You. I say these words while I am still in the world, so that they may have My joy made full in themselves.
Adonai is my strength and my shield. My heart trusts in Him, and I was helped. Therefore my heart leaps for joy, and I will praise Him with my song.
Be glad in Adonai and rejoice, you righteous, and shout for joy, all who are upright in heart.
Hear, Adonai, and be gracious to me. Adonai, be my help.”You turned my mourning into dancing. You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy.
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great! For in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful with a little, so I’ll put you in charge of much. Enter into your master’s joy!’
for the kingdom of God is not about eating and drinking, but righteousness and shalom and joy in the Ruach ha-Kodesh.
For You will break the burdensome yoke and the rod on his shoulder— the war-club of his oppressor— as in the day of Midian.
Your words were found, so I ate them. Your words were a delight to me and the joy of my heart. For I am called by Your Name, Adonai-Elohei-Tzva’ot.
As smoke is blown away, may You blow them away. As wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.
I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one repenting sinner than over the ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.”
In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Rejoice in that day and jump for joy! For behold, your reward is great in heaven! For their fathers used to treat the prophets the same way.”
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and shalom in trusting, so you may overflow with hope in the power of the Ruach ha-Kodesh.
Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. And even though you don’t see Him now, you trust Him and are filled with a joy that is glorious beyond words,
But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and the service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all.The same way, you also—rejoice and share your joy with me!
And Yeshua said to them, “The guests of the bridegroom cannot mourn while the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.
Just then, some people brought to Him a paralyzed man lying on a cot. And seeing their faith, Yeshua said to the paralyzed man, “Take courage, son! Your sins are forgiven.”
Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names have been written in the heavens.”
Day by day they continued with one mind, spending time at the Temple and breaking bread from house to house. They were sharing meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
Great is my boldness of speech toward you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I have been filled with encouragement. I overflow with joy in all our troubles.
I will rejoice greatly in Adonai. My soul will be joyful in my God. For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me in a robe of righteousness— like a bridegroom wearing a priestly turban, like a bride adorning herself with her jewels.
I will fill the soul of the kohanim with fatness and My people will be satisfied with My goodness.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
A Song of Ascents. When Adonai restored the captives of Zion, it was as if we were dreaming.Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with a song of joy. Then they said among the nations, “Adonai has done great things for them.”Adonai has done great things for us —we are joyful!
Amen, amen I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will celebrate. You will be filled with sorrow, but your sorrow will turn to joy!
Now the ransomed of Adonai will return, and come to Zion with singing. Everlasting joy will be upon their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
as grieving yet always rejoicing; as poor yet enriching many; as having nothing yet possessing everything.
Meanwhile, David was dancing before Adonai with all his might while he was wearing a linen ephod.So David and the entire house of Israel brought up the ark of Adonai with shouting and with the sound of the shofar.But as the ark of Adonai entered the city of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before Adonai, so she despised him in her heart.
Woe to you who are full, for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who are laughing now, for you shall mourn and weep.
Then you will see and be radiant, and your heart will throb and swell with joy. For the abundance of the sea will be turned over to you. The wealth of nations will come to you.
So he said to them, “Go! Eat choice food, drink sweet drinks, and send portions to those who have nothing ready. For today is kadosh to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of Adonai is your strength.”
And the shalom of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Messiah Yeshua.
The ransomed of Adonai will return and come to Zion with singing, with everlasting joy upon their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
Declare them guilty, O God! Let them fall by their own schemes. Banish them because of their many transgressions— for they have rebelled against You.
speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your heart to the Lord—and walk in love, just as Messiah also loved us and gave Himself up for us as an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant aroma.always giving thanks for everything to God the Father, in the name of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.