Joy of Salvation

"Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain in me a willing spirit."  Psalm 51:12

Faith Crisis

"....Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?" 

-Job 2:10b

Guilt

"Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity....And you forgave the guilt of my sin."
-Psalm 32:5

Joy

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

Rescued!

"Many are the affliction of the righteous, but the Lord rescues them from them all." -Psalm 34:19

Tested

"For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver."
-Psalm 66:10

Accepting God's Will

"He went away a second time and prayed, 'My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.'"  -Matthew 26:42

Trials

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance."  -James 1:2-3

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

Cast Your Anxiety

"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."  

1 Peter 5:7

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