They were overcomers
I am leaving you with a gift — peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. (John 14:27 NLT)
Live in My joy
These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. (John 15:11 ESV)
Let God be the source of your joy
The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.—Psalm 126:3 NIV
Give of yourself and of your time
I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! (John 15:11 NLT)
He looks into your heart
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. (Psalm 46:1 ESV)
His presence in my life will never diminish
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. (John 15:5 KJV)
Those things weren’t for sale either, and they’re still not
Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God. (Luke 12:21 NLT)
If you give Him your love, your obedience, and your life…
For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world — our faith. (1 John 5:5 ESV)
You wonder
Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you. He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun. (Psalm 37:5–6 NLT)
There are many “destinations”
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all. (2 Thessalonians 3:16 ESV)
Profound and intense happiness
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. 1 Pietro 1:8 KJV)
We need to be thankful
For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. (Psalm 33:21 ESV)
So, relax. Trust Me
The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. (Psalm 28:7 ESV)
We cultivate joy
In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you. (Psalm 33:21-22 NIV)
Faith, hope, and gratefulness
Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy. (1 Peter 1:8 NIV)
He did promise
Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God. (Psalm 146:5)
Renewed zest for life
Your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart. (Jeremiah 15:16 ESV)
Life is certainly not easy
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you. (Psalm 55:22)
Even if you feel like…
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! (Psalm 100:1, 4 ESV)