Let hope fill you with joy

 

Let love be genuine
Reject anything evil
Cling to everything good
Love like sisters, brothers, friends
Compete at showing honor & respect
Stay faithful and diligent
Be alive with the Spirit
Serve Jesus
Let hope fill you with joy
Find patience in your struggle & grief
Never stop talking to God
Share with your fellow journeyers
And open your home to them

Find joy in God, it is always there
Look to him and rejoice
Be so reasonable, that everyone knows it
The Lord is here with us
So don’t live into your anxiety
Live into prayer & communion with God
Ask questions
Thank him for what you have
Talk to him about your needs and your wants
This makes room for peace to flow in
A kind so good, you don’t even know
The hand of Jesus, protecting your heart and your mind

You may not have heard, but…
The God we serve lasts forever
He created everything you see
He doesn’t get tired or worn out,
And he understands better than anyone you know
He’ll share his strength with those who feel unutterably weary
And make even the weakest of us powerful
Even children get tired and worn out
Strong men trip up and fall flat
But when we hope in the real God
Our strength will be revived
When we run, we won’t get worn out
As we walk, we won’t feel faint
We’ll be able to fly!

I encourage you to live in a way that’s worthy of the name of Jesus
Walk the humble path,
Choose the gentle way
Bear with each other, full of love
And not with impatience
Gladly do the maintenance that unity requires
For we have the same Spirit
And the peace we live out, is our bond

What I want more than anything
So much that I’ll forget my other requests
Let me live where my God lives
Every day, may his home be mine
Let me see him in all his beauty
And seek him where he is found

Keep a weather-eye out
Don’t be shaken, be faithful
Be brave, & take courage
You are strong; live it
Let love lead everything you do

This is what Jesus says:
Keep chasing joy
Talk to me constantly
Always find things to be grateful for
This is the way of God

Don’t be afraid, I’m here
Don’t worry, ‘cause I’m God
And we belong to each other
I will help you and make you strong
I’ll hold you up with my own two hands

May you be filled with joy by the God of Hope
And filled with peace when you trust him
Then, by his powerful Spirit, you too will become an overflow of Hope

from Romans 12:9-, Philippians 4:4-, Isaiah 40-28-, Ephesians 4:1-, Ps. 27:4-, 1 Cor 16:13-, 1 Thess. 5:16-, Isaiah 41:10-, Romans 15:13-,