{"id":26315,"date":"2023-06-29T10:38:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T14:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=26315"},"modified":"2023-06-29T10:38:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T14:38:40","slug":"former-real-housewives-star-shares-message-of-finding-joy-in-the-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/06\/former-real-housewives-star-shares-message-of-finding-joy-in-the-lord.html","title":{"rendered":"Former ‘Real Housewives’ Star Shares Message of Finding Joy in the Lord"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We live in a world that promotes must-have brands, luxuries, conveniences and encourages instant gratification. Unfortunately, culture\u2019s obsession with these ideals and things can leave people feeling dissatisfied and never quenching their true desires.<\/p>\n

On our journeys for lasting contentment, we often realize that true joy can\u2019t be found in and through worldly things. Eventually, people realize that it\u2019s essential to understand that Jesus wants our hearts overflowing with joy, something only He can provide. Using her experiences as a cast member on the long-running reality series, \u201cThe Real Housewives of Orange County,\u201d Lydia McLaughlin thinks we find genuine freedom in Jesus by pursuing biblical obedience.<\/p>\n

McLaughlin said on \u201cThe Crossmap Podcast<\/a>, \u201cWhen you have this conviction inside of you where you know what you\u2019re supposed to do, even if things don\u2019t go well, or you feel like you\u2019re quote, unquote \u2018failing by the world standpoint,\u2019 you don\u2019t lose hope because you know that you were called into that situation. There\u2019s this overwhelming peace that you experience just knowing you are in the will of God. And I believe when we know we\u2019re doing what we\u2019re supposed to do, the results really don\u2019t matter.\u201d<\/p>\n