O LORD, you are my lamp. The LORD lights up my darkness. - 2 Samuel 22:29
Joy is a perpetual choice to trust God's promises, no matter the circumstances. - Tim Keller
God never wastes a thing. Here’s what the Bible says:
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. - Romans 12:15
“Leave it all in the hands that were wounded for you.” – Elisabeth Elliot
I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry. - Psalm 40:1
Nothing is impossible for God.
God doesn’t always pull you out of the storm. Sometimes He holds you steady through it.
Pain has an expiration date.
But those who suffer he delivers in their suffering; he speaks to them in their affliction. - Job 36:15
The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. - Nahum 1:7
No wound is too deep that God cannot heal
When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. - Psalm 34:17
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. - Psalm 147:3
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. - Psalm 34:18
Fear turns to worship, tears turn to praise
Joy Comes In The Morning
Let us learn to think of tears as liquid prayers. - Charles Spurgeon
Every broken ending is the start of something redeemed
There's joy in God's presence
Are the holidays a sad time for you? We'd love to pray with you.
The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine. - Isaiah 9:2
The suffering is temporary. The glory is eternal.
Yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will be joyful in God my Savior. The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. - Habakkuk 3:18-19
He turns our weeping into shouts of joy.
What you’re going through… It gets better.
I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. - Romans 8:18
Of one thing I am perfectly sure: God’s story never ends with “ashes.” - Elisabeth Elliot
When the world feels dim, remember:
Bring Him a sacrifice of praise
What feels like the end to you is often just a turning point in God’s hands.
