Joy Is Not Optional in God’s Presence

Why You Can’t Walk Into Worship With a Heavy Spirit

Israel had a command during certain seasons:
Don’t come up to the city without joy.

Why?

Because joy isn’t an accessory — it’s a part of the Kingdom.

Joy is spiritual strength.
Joy is an entryway into God’s presence.
Joy is evidence that you trust Him.

You can’t walk into worship complaining, anxious, and hopeless and expect breakthrough. Not because God is harsh — but because those things belong to the old level, and you’re rising to a new one.

When you enter God’s presence with joy:

• Discouragement breaks
• Spiritual heaviness snaps
• Clarity comes
• Faith ignites
• Heaven flows freely

And here’s the good news:
Even if you don’t “feel” joy when you arrive —you won’t stay joyless for long.

Because joy is in the room.
Joy is in the Word.
Joy is in the Spirit.
Joy is in your pastor.
Joy is in you.

Say it out loud:
I’m full of joy everywhere I go.

Watch the message in full: The Power of Your Testimony