Praying for a Christian friend going through difficult times? May I
suggest a prayer request? Pray that the Savior will fill them with His
joy. If joy can empower Nehemiah and his friends to rebuild the walls of
the city of God in the face of the resistance and conniving of a
hateful enemy. . . If joy can empower Paul imprisoned for the cause of
Christ to exclaim "I have learned to be content in all things." I can
do anything through Christ who is my strength." "My God wil
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supply all my needs according to His riches". . . If joy can empower
our Savior to endure the cross, despise the shame, and finish the work
God the Father sent Him to do . . . What could be more necessary and
empowering in your friends life and struggles than the
outpouring--"inpouring"--of God's joy into their life and circumstances?
"The joy of the Lord is our strength."
"These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full."
"Until now, you have asked nothing in My name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full."
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