I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love, because you have seen my affliction; you have known the distress of my soul, and you have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy; you have set my feet in a broad place. Psalm 31:7-8
Note the 4 occurrences of “you have” in these two verses. Now note the response of “I will”. Joy is a choice toward God resting on God’s prior choices toward us. Our obedience always flows from God’s prior provisions! Yet we must choose to rejoice. God does many things for us, but rejoicing for us is not one of them!