Chewbacca Masks and the Triumph of Joy

Chewbacca Masks and the Triumph of Joy May 23, 2016

Screen Shot 2016-05-23 at 7.00.43 AMIf you haven’t seen it yet, you need to start your day off with a smile and watch something as simple as Candace Payne put on a Chewbacca mask and laugh hysterically for four minutes. Why is this video important? Well, it’s the most watched Facebook live video ever, garnering over 135 million views in a few short days.

 

This video has been watched over 135 million times! Think about it. That’s over a third of the US population stopping and watching a woman experience a small joy in life. What is it that makes this viral video so appealing? It’s the joy. Pure, unadulterated joy. Joy not based on external circumstances or at someone else’s expense, but a genuine joy not often seen in this world anymore. People get on the internet to feed their mental appetites, to covet, to lust. Candace’s joy is a ray of sunshine in today’s dark and gloomy world.

Candace is also a believer, and she attends a church where a friend of mine is a pastor. Her faith and her joy come from within and is evident to all, something Paul himself says in Philippians:

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Philippians 4:4-5

Candace’s joy is making a difference in her world, and she now has a platform to share the source of her joy with millions of people. If nothing else, here’s what I take from this viral video: People are looking for joy. They’re intrigued by genuine happiness, an oddity rarely seen today. The spiritual fruit of joy in every believer’s life should be a beacon of hope to this lost and dying world today. Christian, don’t hide your joy today!


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