The Fruit of The Spirit is Joy.

But the fruit of the Spirit is joy. God loves it when we are joyful in life and joyful towards Him.

But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You. Psalm 5:11 NKJV

You have to have love to have joy. There is a reason thus far to me that love is the basis for all the fruits of the spirit but let's keep looking and see if that is true.

Ken Davis said it best that God is the author of Joy. 

We are to have joy, not sorrow or pain.

For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5 NKJV

This verse tells us that things will come but joy will come back, we will be joyful again or have joy.

God does not want dried prune believers but joyful believers who keep his ways, worship Him, and does as He commands us.

The commandments of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are clear, giving insight for living. Psalm 19:8 NLT

We are to have joy and be joy in everything we do.

In The American Standard Bible which is the closest you can get to the original text talks about joy 195 times.

We know by this that this is important.

Joyful Joyful.

Is love and joy the first thing you are and are doing?

Are you Joyful all the time?

When are the times you are not joyful?

What does Joyful look like to you?

Think and meditate on these questions, but most of all mediate on joy.