THE GIFTS OF CHRISTMAS Convo #4: Unwrap Joy
The gift of JOY can start with one word: saying “yes” to God’s presence. What does this look like in your life?
The gift of JOY can start with one word: saying “yes” to God’s presence. What does this look like in your life?
God’s gift of LOVE is eternal and for everyone. Have you “unwrapped” this gift in your life?
God’s gift of PEACE isn’t just for Christmas but for a lifetime for His people. Peace is not the absence of problems but His presence in the midst of what life brings.
God wove the gift of HOPE into the very fabric of our world. How are you engaging hope as you enter this holiday season?
Our God is seated on His heavenly throne and powerfully working in this world, so let’s pray for His mighty strength in our lives. Where would you love to see God’s miraculous power work in or around you? In our final conversation from Ephesians 1, let’s seek Jesus about doing what only He can do! May You Pray for God’s Power to be Displayed!
We live in a world of anxiety, depression, sadness and fear. However, through Jesus, God gives us hope for a future that far exceeds today’s troubles. So, as we pray, let’s “Seek Him” about hope for ourselves as well as for those He has entrusted to us. May You Pray for Hope Along the Way!
During our May You Pray conversations, we want to Start with Praise and then Pray for People Each Day. As we do this, the most important thing we can pray for them is that they would Know Jesus Better Today. How do we get to know Jesus and help others know Him too? Let’s “Seek Him” about this through our next theme verse in Ephesians 1:17.
As we focus on prayer in May You Pray, we Start with Praise for God, and then we can move on to praying for other people in our lives! In this conversation, let’s look at Ephesians 1:15-16 and seek Jesus about who He wants us to pray for and how He wants us to pray for them! May You Pray for People Each Day!
God hasn’t just given us a few blessings. Through Jesus, God lavishes His people with every spiritual blessing, including grace and peace and so much more. The Apostle Paul praised God for this. The word for “praise” here actually means “blessed” or “worthy.” Because God is worthy to be honored and celebrated, before Paul prayed for any blessings for himself or anyone else, he started with blessing and praising God.~ What are some blessings God has given you? Read Ephesians 1:1-14 and name several things you can praise God for from these verses. Take a moment to pray aloud your gratitude to God for these blessings!