1. Be Joyful in Hope
This means to be joyful in Christ, realizing He’s the strength of your life.
When trials come, place your happiness on your hope in Christ.
Keeping hope alive is an attitude! An attitude of gratitude and assurance. It’s a behavior, predicated on our faith.
Our faith determines the level of our hope! Faith and hope are first cousins, you can’t have one without the other!
2. Be Patient in Afflictions
We are to be patient in our afflictions. We have to learn to wait on God, because everything doesn’t happen when we want them. Things occur in God’s time.
We can be deceived by things and stuff!
In the midst of trouble, must have faith, looking forward to something we don’t have!
Endure some affliction like a good soldier!
3. Be Faithful In Prayer
Pray always!
We must learn to pray in the Spirit, faithfully, trusting that God will answer prayer.
God has three answers and they are yes, no, and not yet!
When you wait on God, and pray, we will know undoubtedly that it was The Lord’s doing!
Romans 12:9-12
9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
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