God meets us in the valleys just as much as on the mountaintops.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. - Matthew 5:4
Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the LORD is your strength! - Nehemiah 8:10
Take 30 seconds to remember the men and women who gave their lives in service to others.
Even in the midst of our circumstances, we can find joy.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. – Matthew 5:4
Joy is not naive. It just has better information than despair does.
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
Need strength today? Start with joy. (Nehemiah 8:10)
Fear turns to worship, tears turn to praise
