A Happy Heart

"A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit."  -Proverbs 15:13

Let His Light Shine

"While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."  

-John 9:5

Living Hope

"In His great mercy [God] has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead."  -1 Peter 1:3

When Discouraged

"But You have saved us from our adversaries, And You have put to shame those who hate us."  -Psalm 44:7

Joy

"You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy."  -John 16:20

Hope and Faith

"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see."  -Hebrews 11:1

Home

"Surely Your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever."  -Psalm 23:6

Baptized with Fire

"He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire."  -Matthew 3:11

Minding the Spirit

"You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you."  -Romans 8:9

Hope

"Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.  For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all.  Who hopes for what he can already see?  But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently." - Romans 8:23-25

Believing Faith

"I will make rivers flow on barren heights, and springs within the valleys.  I will turn the desert into pools of water, and the parched ground into springs."  -Isaiah 41:18

Eternal Glory

"For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all."  

-2 Corinthians 4:17

God Triumphs

"In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.  These have come so that your faith--of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed."  -1 Peter 1:6-7

Storm Clouds

"The clouds are the dust of his feet." -Nahum 1:3

Home on the Range

"Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." -Matthew 19:14

A Call to Followers of Christ

"Now when [the wise men] departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, 'Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.'" -Matthew 2:13

Doing What is Right

"Who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good?  But even if you do suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed."  -1 Peter 3:13-14

Waiting

"Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord."  -Psalm 27:14

Secret to Being Happy

"I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live." -Ecclesiastes 3:12