December 27, 2024

DAILY BREAD — Joy That Endures

ADVICE:
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds.
— James 1:2

PROMISE:
Because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
— James 1:3

​PRAYER:
Look on my suffering and deliver me, for I have not forgotten your law.
— Psalm 119:153

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God, I want to believe that You are with me—that I am known and loved by You—but some days, believing feels hard. When my emotions argue against truth, help me speak Your Word back to myself. Take what I know in my head and press it deep into my heart, where it can steady me when the ground feels uncertain.

Give me peace that is not dependent on circumstances, wisdom to see beyond the moment, and courage to live as one who has already been given victory. Teach me to live not as someone trying to survive trials, but as someone being formed through them—strengthened by perseverance, upheld by grace, and secured by Your promises.

Remind me that the outcome is not in question. You have already overcome every obstacle, and You are at work even here.
Amen.

​I wish you a blessed day,
With Love,
Rev. Frank