0). T he joy of the Lord in your heart is where your strength is, and nothing should get that joy out of you. "Strength" refers to "force, energy, power and capacity," so this means that the force that will haul back the adversary is the joy in your heart. When King Jehoshaphat faced an overwhelming army, the Lord asked him to put singers ahead of the army, to praise His Name. The Lord knew that what was needed was that atmosphere of joy, and the Bible says "at the moment they began to sing and to praise, the Lord caused the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir to begin fighting among themselves, and they destroyed each other!" (2 Chronicles 20:22 TLB). Every time joy is expressed, victory is assured and the enemy is thrown into confusion. This is why in the midst of so much adversity, the Apostle Paul still counselled us to "Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, rejoice!" (Philippians 4:4). The enemy's strategy is to first knock your joy out of you, because he knows if he can, then he's got the advantage. When the devil throws his darts at you don't say, "I don't know why all these things are happening to me." Rather, shout out, "Hallelujah! I know who I am! Throw your best shot devil!" You can be sure he will flee in terror as the Scripture has said (James 4:7). Keep on rejoicing, because that's where your strength is. As you rejoice and laugh at the enemy, there will be confusion in the camp of the enemy!