SORROWING AFTER A GODLY KIND. YOUR SORROW SHALL BE TURNED INTO JOY .

 What was meant for your downfall  shall bring about your promotiom because of the anointing of God's favour upon you. 

Good-Life Devotional: 

SORROWING AFTER A GODLY KIND. YOUR SORROW SHALL BE TURNED INTO JOY .

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi 

Jesus told His disciples, “You will grieve and lament, but the world will rejoice… your sorrow will be turned into joy” (John 16:20, 22).    The Greek word used for sorrow here is lypē (λύπη), meaning deep emotional pain, heaviness of heart, or distress. When Jesus spoke of His coming death, the disciples were overwhelmed with lypē. Yet Christ assured them that this sorrow would not be permanent—it would give birth to joy through His resurrection.

   The apostle Paul later explained this spiritual principle: “Godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation… but the sorrow of the world produces death” (2 Corinthians 7:10). Godly sorrow is not despair; it is a heart response that turns us back to God. It leads to repentance, transformation, and eventual rejoicing. Paul described believers as “sorrowful, yet always rejoicing” (2 Corinthians 6:10). What Satan intends for evil, God converts into a testimony of grace and thanksgiving.

    Ungodly sorrow, however, comes from viewing circumstances without spiritual understanding. It focuses only on loss, pain, and disappointment, and often leads to hopelessness. Job’s wife, overwhelmed by suffering, urged him to abandon faith (Job 2:9). Her response reflected natural despair rather than trust in God’s eternal purpose.

   Jesus demonstrated godly sorrow in Matthew 14. After hearing about the murder of John the Baptist, His cousin, He felt the weight of grief. Yet instead of withdrawing into despair, He continued in compassion—healing the sick and feeding the hungry. This teaches us that the call of God and the needs of others are greater than personal pain.

    Spiritually, believers never truly lose. “Our light affliction… is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory” (2 Corinthians 4:16–18). Godly sorrow lifts our eyes from the temporary to the eternal, transforming grief into growth and tears into triumph. When sorrow is surrendered to God, it becomes a pathway to deeper joy and stronger faith.

 PRAYER: Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the Holy Spirit and power to overcome grief .

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