Does your life have moments of joylessness? If we are submitted to Jesus, we have good news of great joy, but seasons of despair and the tragedies in life can steal our hope and joy. How can we live with joy, even when times are hard?

God loves everyone, and we have access to His peace. Through Jesus we have a peace that isn't quenched by the pains and losses we experience on earth. How can we have that peace, even when we feel stressed, anxious, or hurt?

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We are all on a journey to an eternal destination. There are lessons from Jesus on how we can live and die well. This Remembrance Sunday we take time to mourn the loss of loved ones, but also to focus on our heavenly destination.

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When we've been hurt, forgiveness is difficult. Reconciling that relationship and building it back is even harder. But when we are full of the Holy Spirit, we can surrender, forgive, and learn to value the differences between us.

Pain stores up in our hearts, and it makes us sick inside. Lamenting shame, bitterness, heaviness, and grief allow us to surrender our pain to Christ in order to start the healing process in our hearts.

When storms and challenges come in life (and they will), how do we handle the situations and how do we treat others, even when it hurts? Our goal must be to elevate our Father in the way we value Him and others, living a simple faith of humility and worship.

Life has beautiful moments, but is also filled with extraordinary pain. Each moment of crisis and loss is met with confusion as we try to navigate what to do or say to those who are hurting. Here are some practical ways to care for those in crisis.

Pride influences us whether we think too much or too little of ourselves. God is the one who determines our worth, and it's all about who He is, not who we imagine ourselves to be. He loves us, and there's nothing greater than that. So let us humble ourselves before Him and His majesty.

Being humble, denying what we want and preferring others...it's a task that Jesus modeled for us, and it's a life-long process of walking away from ourselves in order to love and serve others. Let us remember what Jesus has done for us so that we may serve others without pride.

There are areas of our lives that we sometimes hold back from God. Whether we don't fully trust Him or whether we want to try to control it ourselves, we don't fully surrender. But if we knew God's character and His power and let Him shape our lives, His good plans would bring life and hope to us.