God saved you for His purpose. The Lord uses men to fulfill Scripture. He has a will and a purpose in our life. We are presently being sanctified for His complete glorification. This produces joy in the Christian.

When we are out of the Fathers will it is not possible to experience full joy. Christians will suffer for righteousness sake. Do not be afraid there will be threats and trouble. It is better to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

God does not hear sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will He hears him. John 9-30-31 Our will needs to be aligned with God's will. As we surrender to that truth and pray for His will to be done in our life we will experience joy.

Christians all over the world are brothers and sisters united in Christ. Commonality in a relationship creates a sense of belonging. As Christ faced the cross He was praying for oneness. We need to strive for oneness with Christ.

On earth we are strangers and pilgrims. It will take perseverance to commit to the Lord in a world where many more are anti-Christian. But our belief and hope is a heavenly home with Christ.

The believer has confidence in the unseen. We have reordered our life according to His will and His promises. Everyone who has this hope sees Christ in His perfection and because we will be like Him we must work on purifying ourself now.

After Salvation the Spirit molds us until we are completely changed. We find joy in God's word and we long to be with Christ. The redemption of our body brings the hope and promise to be with Jesus Christ in the presence of the Lord.

Do I believe in the idea of God or do I believe in the God that moves- We must look for God in our life by drawing near to God so He will draw near to us. Our hearts should be longing for the deliverance of the Lord from the corruption of this world.

If we focus ourselves on Jesus Christ we can navigate the trials and sufferings in this world. Our suffering will be dim in light of Him. What we are going through is nothing to what waits for us in Heaven.

The story of the Church is that God chose you before the beginning of time to become heirs with Christ and reside with Him in Heaven. It is a relationship that brings us closer to Him. We go from hating the things of God to loving the things of God.