BE JOYFUL IN HOPE
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 (NIV)
God has given you everything you need in order to enjoy your life. Think about that for a minute. What is keeping you from living life to the full? You may not be in the home you want. You may not have the exact job you would like. Maybe you are single and really want to be married.
If you focus on these temporary things, it opens the door to comparison and frustration. It is good to have big dreams. It is good to want to increase. But if you start comparing yourself to others, it opens the door for the enemy to steal your joy. If you don’t learn to be happy where you are, you will never get to where you want to be. But if you will choose to be happy, refuse self-pity and refuse to complain, then you are sowing good seeds for God to take you where he prepared you to be in your future.
Beloved, realize that God is directing your steps. You have a future and a hope. Take joy in knowing that He is working all things together for your good according to His divine plan. Stay in faith, focus on Him and obey His commands. Sooner than you know, you will see those new doors open so you can walk boldly into your place of blessing in God!
Prayer
Father, today I choose to put my hope and trust in You. I know that You are working all things together for my good. I refuse self-pity and I refuse to compare. I choose joy and the divine plan You have prepared for me. I thank You for my life today in Jesus’ name! Amen.
Reference: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17; Hebrews 3:6; 1 Peter 4:13
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