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PRAYER FOR CONFIDENT HOPE Poem devotional

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December 9
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I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. -Romans 15:13(NLT)
PRAYER FOR CONFIDENT HOPE
A poem and essay by ILMA
May the Lord, who is the source of all hope
Make you thrive and not just survive or cope
May peace fill your heart because you trust in him
May your heart be filled with the Holy Spirit.
May you continually trust and depend on him
Then you will have courage to overcome sin
Listen to the voice of his spirit deep inside you
He will transform your life and make you new.
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What is the most ardent request you have ever made from God? How can we develop discipline to automatically have confident hope? It wasn’t an easy thing for me to be hopeful because I have gone through a lot of traumas and pain. It was almost an impossible feat for me to be optimistic because I viewed things in the filter of such experiences.
Then I learned baby steps to build my trust in him and his words. I learned to continue to depend on the one who love me most, our Lord and Savior. When we trust that the Lord will provide, guide, teach, convict us, we will reap the fruits of the Spirit which is peace and joy.
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PRAYER
Forgive me when I don’t choose to trust you Lord.
REFLECTION
How can trusting in God build your hope up
For more testimonials about God’s word, please go to YouTube and type ILMA’s poem devotional or go to www.ilmaarts.com posts. To receive emails of my poem devotionals, email me at ILMA.ARTS.STUDIO@gmail.com

ADVANTAGE OF TRUSTING GOD Poem Devotional

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October 23
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I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. – Romans 15:13(NLT)
ADVANTAGE OF TRUSTING GOD
A poem and essay by ILMA
When you believe that the source of hope is Christ
You will experience joy and peace in your life
Trust the Lord completely and you will be free
Doubt him, and you will be unable to see.
As you seek a relationship with Jesus
You will realize how much you are precious
Your life will be full and you will have strength
So, trust only in his Son whom he has sent.
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The most visible manifestations of an authentic Christian life are the abundance of joy and peace in the believer’s life. It doesn’t mean that they don’t encounter trials and sufferings. In fact, they might have more of it. Their choice to constantly relate to the Lord and trust him in all things brings about an expectant hope that is so pronounced in their lives. Unbelievers couldn’t fathom these joy, peace and hope because they do not know the truth. The advantage of knowing the Lord is that they experience a divine power that makes them go through everything in life with courage, boldness and wisdom.
The book of Romans stresses the source of our hope, who is our heavenly Father. He fills us with joy and peace when we completely trust him.
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PRAYER
Lord, grow my faith in you so I can be more hopeful.
REFLECTION
What quenches a person’s hope? How can trusting the Lord be the antidote to hopelessness?
For more testimonials about God’s word, please go to YouTube and type ILMA’s poem devotional or go to www.ilmaarts.com posts. To receive emails of my poem devotionals, email me at ILMA.ARTS.STUDIO@gmail.com

SHOWER OF HOPE Poem Devotional

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May 23________________________________________
I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. – Romans 15:13(NLT)
SHOWER OF HOPE
A poem and essay by ILMA
Do you get tired of challenges you face each day?
Ask God to give you wisdom and show you the way
Pray that he fills you with his Spirit and wisdom
Ask that you have victory and always live in freedom.
A shower of hope is waiting to happen to all who believe
Do everything you can to abide in him so you can receive
When you live your life the way he plans, hope is near
You will have an overflow and all things will be clear.
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As I was growing up, there were many things I couldn’t do. I was very limited with stereotypes and norms that surrounded me. People around me have certain notions and ideas about things. When I received Christ in my life at age seven, I had a glimpse of what lies beyond those limits. The Holy Spirit always guided me into truth. I had dreamed to become a painter since age two. It took 35 before I realized that dream because I lived in the limits of people around me. God showered me with hope all those years. I cooperated with his spirit and he made it come true.
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PRAYER
Thank you for your generous overflow of hope.
REFLECTION
What blocks people from experiencing a shower of hope?
For more testimonials about God’s word, please go to YouTube and type ILMA’s poem devotional or go to www.ilmaarts.com posts. To receive emails of my poem devotionals, email me at ILMA.ARTS.STUDIO@gmail.com

SOURCE OF HOPE, JOY AND PEACE Poem Devotional

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December 10________________________________________
I pray that God, the source of hope will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. – Romans 15:13(NLT)
SOURCE OF HOPE, JOY AND PEACE
A poem and essay by ILMA
What is weighing you down in life these days?
Is it the suffering and trials that bother you today?
What stops you from experiencing peace?
What is distracting you which doesn’t allow you to see?
The only source of hope is to seek God’s truth in the word
Why are you believing the lies propagated by this world?
Trust in the Lord and in the power of the Almighty
Then you will have hope, joy and tranquility.
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When we are bombarded with so much distractions and desires, we will have difficulty navigating through life in peace. I didn’t have peace for many years in my life because I was a very needy person. I gauge my happiness in my achievements, circumstances and in the knowledge that other people loves me truly. Because of these human cravings, it took me a while to experience joy. When I depended much on the results of my hard work, my thirst for human love and approval was insatiable. No wonder, I felt very hopeless as well. The bible tells us that the only source of hope, joy and peace is God.
PRAYER
Lord, let me always run to your throne and follow you.
REFLECTION
What things distract you from experiencing God’s love, peace and joy?
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For more testimonials about God’s word, please go to YouTube and type ILMA’s poem devotional or go to www.ilmaarts.com posts. To receive emails of my poem devotionals, email me at ILMA.ARTSTUDIO@gmail.com