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Updated: May 13, 2025
But, Brother Littlejoy, why do you look so gloomy this morning when everything else seems so bright?” “Oh,” said Brother Littlejoy, “I have so many troubles and worries and perplexities, so many trials and difficulties, that it seems I have little joy in my life. I never can understand how you are always so joyful.
You are mistaken in thinking that you are denied joy. You are not denied it any more than you are denied music from the music-box. If you know how to operate the box and are willing to pay the price, you may have plenty of music. It is equally true that if you are willing to pay the price, you can work God’s joy-machine all you please.” “Well,” said Brother Littlejoy, “I do wish I knew how.
“Why, Satan has a slot-machine also, and many people are working it overtime. Some good people are working it, but they do not know they are using Satan’s machine.” “Please explain yourself,” said Brother Littlejoy; “I do not know what you mean.”
“Well,” sighed Brother Littlejoy, “I would give almost anything if I knew how to get joy like you; but I suppose it is not for me.” “Right there is where you are mistaken,” said Brother Joyful. “Take another lesson from those machines yonder. They are set out in plain sight, and the public, everybody who wishes, may, by dropping coins into the slots, get what the machines have to give.
Make a good prayerful search and find out; then stop dropping things into the devil’s slot-machine, turn your attention to learning how to operate God’s joy machine, and I am sure you will soon see a gratifying change.” As Brother Littlejoy walked out of the door, he said to himself, “I think Brother Joyful is right; I will begin working the other machine.” Be brave. Only the brave are strong.
As he entered the waiting-room, he saw a man with a smiling countenance, and he said to himself, “Why, there is Brother Joyful.” Brother Joyful, seeing Brother Littlejoy, hastened to him and shook hands with him warmly and said: “Good morning, Brother Littlejoy. What a fine morning this is! It seems that all nature is rejoicing in the spring sunshine.
“You see this weighing-machine,” said Brother Joyful; “I will just step upon it and get weighed.” He stepped upon the platform of the machine, but the indicator remained at zero. “Why, it seems it does not work this morning!” “Of course not,” answered Brother Littlejoy, “you have to drop a penny in the slot before it will act.”
Thus, you would be more happy here and reap a greater reward hereafter. It was a bright, sunny morning as Brother Littlejoy walked down the street toward the railway-station. But somehow the brightness of the morning was not reflected in Brother Littlejoy’s face. He seemed gloomy; his gaze rested upon the ground.
“Now, as I said, Brother Littlejoy, you have been working the wrong machine, and if you will just think a while, you may be able to tell what you have been putting into the slot to get these things that you would like to be rid of. Perhaps it is a little disobedience or self-will or unbelief.
If that is the way to get joy and if I can have it as well as anybody, I think I shall try to get my share in the future. But how am I to get rid of all my troubles and worries and heavy burdens?” “Why,” answered Brother Joyful, “you are working the wrong machine; you do not get such things from the Lord.” “What do you mean?” asked Brother Littlejoy.
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