> Heartlight Daily Devotional Monday, April 18, 2005 > > >Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. >--Romans 12:12 >New International Version > >THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE... >Sometimes the key to survival is simply "setting our jaw" and going on >faithfully trusting that God is there helping us, despite the outward >circumstances. Choosing joy through hope rather than despair, choosing >patient endurance in times of affliction, and choosing faithfulness in >prayer are all decisions of the will. We trust that God, who raised Jesus >from the dead, can also change our circumstances because he hears our voice. > >MY PRAYER... >Create in me, O Mighty God, a resolute and steadfast heart so that I might >persevere with joy no matter what the difficulty. This I ask through your >faithful Son. Amen. > >----------- > >Heartlight Daily devotional and prayer are written by Phil Ware of >HEARTLIGHT Magazine, on the web at: ><http://www.crosswalkmail.com/icgdbda_cbinaini.html>http://www.heartlight.org >----------- >The NIV Daily Verse is provided by ><http://www.crosswalkmail.com/ewheueu_cbinaini.html>http://www.zondervan.com > >If you enjoyed this newsletter, forward it on to a friend. > >* Copyright © 2005 Salem Web Network and its Content Providers. >All rights reserved. ~~~~ Alan & Ruth Anne Wheeler <da2ofus@...> Proud owners of the following lists: Ladies Fellowship, LF Newsletter, Bread of Life, Christian Drummer and swgCares at: <www.associate.com>