This Christian Artist Wants You to Find Joy in Jesus No Matter What
By Movieguide® Contributor
Christian artist Tauren Wells explained why Christians can have joy no matter the situation.
“The beautiful thing about Jesus is He chooses His words very wisely,” the Grammy-nominated artist said on TBN. “The last word of the Old Testament is ‘curse.’ The first word out of Jesus’ mouth in a public setting in a recorded scripture is ‘blessed.’ And He tells us how to be blessed — how to be joyful. The crazy thing is where He chooses to preach. We know it’s the…Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, but it’s actually Mount Aramus. Aramus means desolate, isolated and strength.”
“So Jesus chooses a desolate, isolated place to tell people where to find true strength,” he continued. “He doesn’t point them to anything external. He doesn’t point them to things, to notoriety, to platform, to significance. He points them inward. ‘Joyful are the pure in spirit.’ Joyful is from the inside. And so, if there are people listening today and watching today, maybe you’ve been like I’ve been in seasons of my life where I’ve tried to find joy in all the wrong places.”
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You could be seeking joy in a relationship, a job promotion, substance abuse or material gain. None of those things, though, will bring deep, lasting joy.
“Somehow joy is always around the next corner, the next destination,” Well explained. “Can I tell you that you are joyful, you are blessed, the curse has ended? When you look at your spirit and say, ‘Though I am unworthy and I have little to offer, Jesus has called me son, Jesus called me daughter, and I get to be a part of His eternal plan to bring redemption to the world which means redemption for your life.'”
The singer just released a new song called “Making Room,” the title track for an upcoming album.
“Driven by his commitment to family, faith, and community, Wells hopes the song will inspire listeners to carve out space for their own spiritual renewal and strengthen their connection to Jesus,” CCM Magazine reported.
“We don’t need to have all the answers or be perfect; we just need to be open and available for what He wants to do in our lives,” Wells said of the song.
On Instagram, he shared how the song came out of the time he and his wife were preparing to launch their church in Austin, Texas.
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“We didn’t know much (still don’t) but we knew that if we made room for God and what only he could do, anything could happen,” Wells wrote. “If you need to borrow a prayer for wherever you’re at in your life right now, a big decision, a risky move, a miracle big or small, maybe this one could help. Lord, come receive your praises, praises, praises, Holy Spirit come!”
