Joy
Isn't a feeling
but a choice~
"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!" Philippians 4:4
Peace
Isn't a feeling
but a choice~
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4: 6-7
Hope
Isn't a feeling
but a choice~
"but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength." Isaiah 40:31
Love
Isn't a feeling
but a choice~
"For God so loved the world..." John 3:16
Read that again~
"For God so loved the world..."
that He gave His one and only Son,
that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
God Chose
For me & for you
To have
His Son
To be born
To die
To rise
So He can be
Our Joy~
"for the joy of the lord is my strength". Nehemiah 8:10
Our Peace~
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." John 14:27
Our Hope~
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ..." I Peter 1:2
Our Love~
"'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind". Luke 10:27
Our Choice~
because we are a product
of
His choice
to be born
to die
to be born again
into an eternal bliss that is far beyond anything that we could choose.
So what are you going to choose to do today?
Let's
Live on Purpose
in our
Redeemed Restored Reality
as
His Perfect Choice~
"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you."
John 15:16