Any joy apart from Christ is incomplete  

It won’t last.

It will fail us when life gets hard.

Any joy we try to create on our own—even if it’s sincere—will eventually fall short.

Only the joy that comes from remaining in Jesus—through obedience and trust—can make our joy truly complete.

Only that kind of joy lasts.

Obedience creates the path

God reveals it, and as we walk it in faithfulness, we draw nearer to His presence.

And in Jesus’s presence, our joy isn’t partial or fleeting—it’s full and sustaining.