The children’s chorus claims that “I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart … down in my heart to stay!” but many Christians often don’t experience this as a reality in their everyday lives. This is vitally important because it not only means we miss out on what God wants for us, but it can damage the effectiveness of our witness for Jesus Christ at the same time. Filled with contributions from a range of authors, this very practical book: • explores what Biblical joy really is • reminds us what we can be joyful about as Christians • highlights some of the things that can rob us of our joy, and • outlines what is needed to maintain our joy or restore it when it is lost. CHAPTER ONE: WANING JOY CHAPTER TWO: THE JOY OF THE LORD CHAPTER THREE: THE JOY OF THE KINGDOM CHAPTER FOUR: THE RIVER OF DELIGHT CHAPTER FIVE: COMMUNION – THE JOY OF THE BURNING HEART CHAPTER SIX: HALLELUJAH – THE JOY OF HEAVEN CHAPTER SEVEN: THE JOY OF PSALMS 42 AND 43 CHAPTER EIGHT: DELIGHT IN THE LORD CHAPTER NINE: LAUGHTER AND TEARS CHAPTER TEN: JOY IN GIVING CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE OIL OF JOY CHAPTER TWELVE: INFELICISSIMUS CHAPTER THIRTEEN: THE JOY OF THANKSGIVING CHAPTER FOURTEEN: THE JOYFUL SOUND OF BELLS CHAPTER FIFTEEN: JOY IN THE BEATITUDES – PART 1 CHAPTER SIXTEEN: THE STORY OF THE REEDS CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: JOY RESTORED CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: JOY IN PRAISING GOD CHAPTER NINETEEN: JOY IN TRIALS CHAPTER TWENTY: GIDEON CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: JOY IN WALKING, STANDING AND SITTING CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: THE JOY OF THE BEATITUDES – PART TWO CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: LOST AND FOUND JOY CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: JOY THROUGH REMEMBERING CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: GETTING CLOSER TO JOY CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: REJOICING IN TRIBULATION CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: THE JOY OF THE BEATITUDES – PART THREE CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: GREAT QUOTES ABOUT JOY