Moody Author of Champagne for the Soul Was Changed after Following "10 Commandments in Psalm 100" for 90 Days
"Joy is a Biblical commandment. Is it fair for God to command you to be happy? Aren't the odds overwhelmingly stacked against you? No, this is a lie. The truth is that Jesus has done everything to secure your happiness, in order that His joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete (John 15:11)."
A few years ago, Canadian Mike Mason began a 90-day journey called "an experiment of joy," in which he forced himself to be joyful in the Lord every day. It was what he called a "profound spiritual discipline," not unlike lifting weights to become strong.
Even though he was, by nature, a moody person, the experience reportedly changed him. As a result, the journal he kept during that time has been made into a book called Champagne for the Soul.
Canadian Christianity has published some excerpts from that book. They include Mason's assertation that there are Ten Commandments in Psalm 100.
Writes Mason: "Each phrase of this psalm is either a direct command to rejoice or a command to do something that results in joy...Happy people, secure in knowing they belong, are free to worship their Creator with abandon. Unhappy people withhold worship, which is the very reason for their unhappiness. Joy is a Biblical commandment. Is it fair for God to command you to be happy? Aren't the odds overwhelmingly stacked against you? No, this is a lie. The truth is that Jesus has done everything to secure your happiness, in order that His joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete (John 15:11)."
Read more of Mike Mason's Champagne for the Soul experience by following the link provided.
