Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?
(Job 2:10; NIV).
1. Lord,
May I accept my lot,
For you, alone, send joy, and pain.
Then I will grow, in exile here,
Until we meet in heaven, again.
2. Lord,
May I accept my lot,
For you, alone, bring good from ill.
Then I will grow through suffering,
And never fail to love you, still.
3. Lord,
May I accept my lot,
For you, alone, send hurt, and loss.
Then I will grow in care for all,
And comfort those who bear their cross.
4. Lord,
May I accept my lot,
For you, alone, send every test.
Then I will grow in humble faith,
And gain, at last, eternal rest.
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References
1. Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realise that both come from God (Ecclesiastes 7:14; NLT).
2. We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them (Romans 8:28; NLT).
When your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow (James 1:3; NLT).
3. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised (Job 1:21; NIV).
He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us (2 Corinthians 1:4, NLT).
4. The Lord your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul (Deuteronomy 13:3; NIV).
Then we will be with the Lord forever (1 Thessalonians 4:17; NLT).
1. You are the source
Of all my joy,
My confidence,
And hope.
2. You are the source
Of my salvation,
Comfort, strength,
And peace.
3. You are the source
Of all my faith,
My light, my truth,
My love.
4. You are the source
Of my poor soul:
My God,
In heaven above.
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References
1. I will go to the altar of God, to God – the source of all my joy (Psalm 43:4; NLT).
Blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence (Jeremiah 17:7; NLT).
God [is] the source of all hope (Romans 15:13; NLT).
2. He became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him (Hebrews 5:9; NLT).
God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort (2 Corinthians 1:3; NLT).
The Lord is my strength (Psalm 28:7; NLT).
He will be the source of peace (Micah 5:5; NLT).
3. It is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God (Ephesians 2:8; NIV).
The Lord is my light (Psalm 27:1; NLT).
The Spirit is truth (1 John 5:6; NKJV).
God is love (1 John 4:16; NLT).
4. The Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul (Genesis 2:7; KJV).
The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).
Whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit (1 Corinthians 6:17; NIV).
You are my God (Psalm 31:14; NLT).
Only God in heaven is your spiritual Father (Matthew 23:9; NLT).
1. Lord,
Please give me inner space,
So I can hear your silent voice.
2. Lord,
Please give me inner peace,
So I can make each vital choice.
3. Lord,
Please give me inner light,
So I can tread your narrow way.
4. Lord,
Please give me inner joy,
So I can praise your name all day.
5. Lord,
Please give me inner truth,
Then I will grasp what Jesus taught.
6. Lord,
Please give me inner love,
Then I will serve you as I ought.
7. Lord,
Please give me inner hope,
Then I will never cease to pray.
8. Lord,
Please give me inner faith,
Then I will trust you, come what may.
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References
1. Let me hear your voice (Song of Songs 2:14; NLT).
2. Peace I leave you; my peace I give you (John 14:27; NIV).
I choose to obey your precepts (Psalm 119:173; NET).
3. This light within you produces only what is good and right and true (Ephesians 5:9; NLT).
Travel steadily along his path (Psalm 37:34; NLT).
4. May all who are godly rejoice in the Lord and praise his holy name! (Psalm 97:12; NLT).
5. You will give truth to Jacob (Micah 7:20; NKJV).
6. Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them (Romans 12:9; NLT).
7. I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope (Jeremiah 29:11; NKJV).
Pray constantly (1 Thessalonians 5:17; NIV).
8. The promise is received by faith. It is given as a free gift. And we are all certain to receive it (Romans 4:16; NLT).
Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge (Psalm 62:8; NIV).
Be sure that your faith is in God alone
(James 1:6; NLT).
1. God, alone,
Turns anguish into joy.
2. God, alone,
Turns darkness into light.
3. God, alone,
Turns hatred into love.
4. God, alone,
Turns blindness into sight.
5. God, alone,
Turns sickness into health.
6. God, alone,
Turns weakness into might.
7. God, alone,
Turns exile into home.
8. God, alone,
Turns dying into life.
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References
1. It will be like a woman suffering the pains of labour. When her child is born, her anguish gives way to joy because she has brought a new baby into the world (John 16:21; NLT).
2. The Lord turns my darkness into light (2 Samuel 22:29; NIV).
3. Love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you (Luke 6:27; NLT)
4. The Lord gives sight to the blind (Psalm 146:8; NLT).
5. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases (Psalm 103:3; NLT).
6. To keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh. […] Three times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me […] for when I am weak, then I am strong (2 Corinthians 12:7-10; NLT).
7. Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them” (John 14:23; NLT).
8. Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, after dying” (John 11:25; NLT).
4. Who knows when death will come?
Yet I’ll not fear!
5. Who knows what I will think,
Or say, or do?
6. Who knows all those I’ll meet,
And loves them, too?
7. Who knows what bliss or pain
This day will bring?
8. Who knows when death will come? None but my King!
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References
1. Keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of my return (Matthew 25:13; NLT).
2. The Lord your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul (Deuteronomy 13:3; NIV).
3. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble? (Job 2:10; NIV).
I am the one who wounds and heals (Deuteronomy 32:39; NLT).
4. I am an old man and don’t know the day of my death (Genesis 27:2; NIV).
Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me (Psalm 23:4; KJV).
5. Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely (Psalm 139:4; NIV).
You, Lord, know my folly; my guilt is not hidden from you (Psalm 69:5; NIV).
6. Love the stranger (Deuteronomy 10:19; NKJV).
He loves us with unfailing love (Psalm 117:2; NLT).
7. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised (Job 1:21; NIV).
8. No one knows the day or the hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows (Mark13:32; NLT).
There is no God but me, a righteous God and Saviour. There is none but me (Isaiah 45:21; NLT).
God [is] the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings (1 Timothy 6:15; NIV).
The kingdom of God is within you (Luke 17:21; NKJV).
The Lord must wait for you to come to him
so he can show you his love and compassion
(Isaiah 30:18; NLT).
1. The source of all light is within us,
Just waiting for those, Lord, who yearn.
2. The source of all truth is within us,
Just waiting for those who can learn.
3. The source of all peace is within us,
Just waiting for those who accept.
4. The source of all love is within us,
Just waiting for those who connect.
5. The source of all faith is within us,
Just waiting for those who receive.
6. The source of all hope is within us,
Just waiting for those who believe.
7. The source of all joy is within us,
Just waiting to end our long night.
8. The source of all life is within us,
Just waiting for us to unite.
I have given them the glory you gave me,
so they may be one as we are one
(John17:22; NLT).
✝️ ✝️ ✝️
References
1. God is light (1 John 1:5; NIV).
I yearn for the Lord, more than watchmen do for the morning (Psalm 130:6; NET).
2. The Spirit is truth (1 John 5:6; NKJV).
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me (Matthew 11:29; NIV).
3. The Lord is peace (Judges 6:24; NLT).
The peace I give is a gift the world cannot give (John 14:27; NLT).
4. God is love (1 John 4:16; NIV).
Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them (1 John 4:16; NIV).
5. The […] Spirit gives great faith (1 Corinthians 12:8-9; NLT).
To all who have received him – those who believe in his name – he has given the right to become God’s children (John 1:12; NET).
6. I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy (Romans 15:13; NLT).
Those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life (John 5:24; NLT).
7. I will go to the altar of God, to God – the source of all my joy (Psalm 43:4; NLT).
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned (Isaiah 9:2; NIV).
The city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light […] Its gates will never be closed at the end of the day because there is no night there (Revelation 21:23,25; NLT).
8. He gives breath to everyone, life to everyone who walks the earth (Isaiah 42:5; NLT).
Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them (1 John 4:16; NIV).
Whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit (1 Corinthians 6:17; NIV).
