Rejoice! Give Thanks!

​I will give thanks in all circumstances for this is God’s will of me in Christ Jesus. I will be joyful in hope, patient in affliction and faithful in prayer.
 
I store up treasures in Heaven, where moth and trust do not destroy and where thieves cannot break in and steal.  For 

where my treasure is, there my heart is also.

I will remain in Christ and He will remain in me.  No branch can bear fruit by itself, it needs the tree and roots.  So I must remain in Christ and if I remain in Christ and He in me, I will bear much fruit.  God, when your words remain in me and me in them, I can ask for whatever I want and it will be given.
 
I fix my eyes on You, the author and perfector of my faith.  Jesus, for the joy set out before You, You endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God, for me. I can come to you when I am weary and burdened and worn out.  You give me rest.  I take Your yoke on me and learn from You.  You are gentle and humble in heart and I find rest for my soul.  Your yoke is easy and Your burden is light.

No one is able to stand up against me all the days of my life.  As you were with Moses, so You are with me.  You will never leave me or forsake me.  You have commanded me to be strong and courageous, and when I look at You, I am.  I will not be terrified or discouraged, for my eyes are on You and You are with me wherever I go and whatever I go through.

Your peace Lord, peace that transcends all human understanding, guards my heart and my mind in Christ Jesus. I am planted in Your house Lord, and my roots are growing deeper in You.  I am flourishing more and more in Your courts each day.  I will praise you Lord, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  Marvelous are Your works Lord, and that my soul knows very well!