Jesus the Healer w/ Nancy Dufresne Audio Podcast

Episode 149 | The Flow of Joy, Part 2

Date: January 26, 2023
Host: Nancy Dufresne

Episode Overview

In this episode, Nancy Dufresne continues her series on "The Flow of Joy," teaching listeners how righteousness, peace, and joy—core components of the Kingdom of God—are meant to operate within every believer. She shares practical insight on drawing from these inner resources, with a particular focus on activating the joy flow regardless of external circumstances. Through personal stories, scriptural examples, and faith-filled exhortation, Nancy highlights how living from these Kingdom flows transforms daily life and brings heaven’s atmosphere to earth.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. The Kingdom of God Is Within You (00:10–06:03)

• Nancy opens by affirming that, for Christians, power is ever-present—even in sickness or hardship.
• Scripture Focus: Romans 14:17
  “The kingdom of God is not meat and drink... but righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.”
• Key Insight: Righteousness, peace, and joy aren’t natural feelings or circumstances, but supernatural flows resident inside every believer.
  • “You’ve been made the righteousness of God in Christ. Everything that Jesus has made yours belongs to you. You are in Christ.” (03:00)
• Application:
  • Draw on these flows intentionally.
  • Replace wrong thinking/choices with right ones by meditating on what the Word says about your new identity.
• Nancy encourages listeners to download “In Him Scriptures” from her website for daily confession and meditation.

2. Choosing the Higher Flow in Daily Life (06:03–08:19)

• Contrast between living under shame, guilt, worry, or strife versus living from righteousness, peace, and joy.
• “Circumstances are not always peaceful, but what I pay attention to is peaceful. And that’s the flow that’s on the inside of me.” (04:55)
• Practical Step: When tempted by negative emotions or challenging situations, deliberately step into peace and joy by faith.

3. The Power of Rejoicing—Activating Joy (08:19–10:38)

• Nancy revisits how joy is a force; it’s not based on circumstances but must be actively stirred up—primarily through rejoicing.
• “When you’re rejoicing, power is flowing. While you’re rejoicing... His strength is transmitted into the arenas of our life as we rejoice.” (08:58)
• Notable Principle:
  • Complaining opens the door to trouble; rejoicing opens the door to God’s flow.

4. Learning Contentment—Paul’s Example (10:38–17:56)

• Scripture Focus: Philippians 4:11 (AMPC)
  • “I have learned how to be content, satisfied, to the point where I’m not disturbed or disquieted in whatever state I am.” (10:52)
• Paul’s Testimony: Contentment had to be learned and practiced, even in hard places like prison.
  • “He had to practice rejoicing in a very dark place. The place didn’t bring him joy, but the joy was in him.” (12:02)
• Memorable Quote:
  • “Don’t cheat yourself by living less than joyful.” (13:30)
• Real-Life Example: Story of a woman who, after two years of grief, decided, “I’m just done being sad.” (15:28)
• Key Takeaway:
  • Regardless of being saved or unsaved, you choose your own flow—sadness, fear, or joy.

5. Jesus and Others—Choosing the Right Flow (17:56–21:14)

• Jesus as Example:
  • Turned his back on temptations and distractions (Luke 4; interaction with Peter) to stay aligned with God’s plan and the higher flow.
  • “He would not even entertain any words that were against the plan of God for him. He turned his back to it. What is he doing? He’s choosing his flow.” (19:37)
• Historical Example:
  • Smith Wigglesworth’s morning routine: “I jump out of bed and dance before God for 10 minutes.” (21:06)
  • Principle: Choose your flow from the start of the day before wrong flows present themselves.

6. Rejoicing Creates Heaven’s Atmosphere (21:14–24:14)

• Heaven on Earth:
  • “When we choose heaven’s flow, we move into heaven’s atmosphere. And heaven will manifest in the atmosphere we choose the joy flow in.” (22:41)
• Change Your Atmosphere:
  • Joy brings transformation to homes, marriages, bodies, and finances.
  • “There’s nothing you can’t praise your way out of. There’s nothing you can’t rejoice your way out of.” (23:09)
• Advice:
  • Don’t wait for circumstances to change—rejoice and the flow of the Kingdom will start moving in your circumstances.

7. Jesus’ Yoke—Life Made Easy Through Divine Flow (24:14–27:15)

• Scripture Focus: Matthew 11:30
  • “My yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
• Key Principle: Life becomes difficult due to wrong choices, but yoked to Jesus and His flow, life turns light and easy.
  • “Life is hard because of wrong choices. Wrong choices make life hard... But Jesus said his yoke is easy and his burden is light.” (25:18)
• Practical Example: When Nancy’s husband passed away, she chose the Kingdom flow, so life did not become harder despite tragic circumstances.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the power within:
  • “There’s enough power in every sick room and in every hospital room to raise up that sick one.” (00:10)
• On the joy flow:
  • “Rejoicing opens the door to the God flow.” (09:55)
• Paul’s lesson:
  • “I have learned how to be content, satisfied, not disturbed or disquieted in whatever state I am.” (10:52, quoting Paul)
• After grief:
  • “I’ve wasted two years of my life being sad. You know what? I’m just done being sad.” (15:28, anonymous woman’s story)
• Smith Wigglesworth:
  • “I jump out of bed and dance before God for 10 minutes.” (21:06, describing daily rejoicing)
• On changing your circumstances:
  • “There’s nothing you can’t praise your way out of. There’s nothing you can’t rejoice your way out of.” (23:09)
• On life with Jesus:
  • “His yoke is easy and his burden is light. Because when you’re yoked up with him, he does all the work.” (25:57)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:10 — Power is always present; opening encouragement
• 03:00 — Identity in Christ, accessing righteousness, peace, and joy
• 08:58 — How rejoicing transmits God’s strength into life’s arenas
• 10:52 — Philippians 4:11—contentment and the practice of joy
• 15:28 — Story of choosing joy after tragedy
• 19:37 — Jesus models choosing the right flow
• 21:06 — Smith Wigglesworth on starting the day in joy
• 22:41 — Heaven’s atmosphere manifests where there’s joy
• 23:09 — “Nothing you can’t praise your way out of”
• 25:18 — Jesus’ yoke explained; making life “light and easy”

Final Takeaways

• The flows of righteousness, peace, and joy are spiritual resources for daily living, not distant ideals.
• Shifting atmosphere—internally and externally—begins with choosing the joy flow, especially through praise and rejoicing.
• Life’s challenges don’t have the authority to dictate your experience; you do, by deciding which flow to yield to.
• Draw on the higher flow on purpose, even in (or especially in) tough seasons; the Kingdom of God is powerfully present in you.

For free resources and more teaching, Nancy invites listeners to visit dufresneministries.org.