May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. ~Romans 15:13 (NIV)

I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. (NLT)

Lately, it seems way too easy to let the worries and frustrations of the world steal my joy. And there truly is so much to be joyful about! But there are other things that weigh heavy on me, too.

This verse from the book of Romans is a great reminder to have hope, and to be filled with joy and peace so we can have confident hope that God is still working, in good times and on difficult days.

Don’t lose your joy. You can have hope and peace today by trusting God.

Let’s encourage one another.