Being JOYFUL means feeling, expressing, or causing great

Being JOYFUL means feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness.

October 24, 2024

Being JOYFUL means feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness. HOPE means a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. We are told to be joyful in hope. PATIENT means being able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious. AFFLICTION means something that causes pain or suffering. Scripture tells us we are to be patient in affliction. Being FAITHFUL means to remain loyal and steadfast in all things. PRAYER means a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God. The Bible tells us to be faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 says, “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” This scripture sums up how we are to walk with God daily. For we know that all things work together for those who love the Lord. (Romans 8:28) God Bless. Amen.

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