The Source of Hope and Holiday Peace

It’s not in your checked off lists, even if they are checked off twice

“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

Is it swirling with craziness in your house, in your head, like it is in mine right now?! Tis the season to become so tightly wound around our holiday “to do, to get, to remember’s” that we can easily forget the Source of our peace and comfort. 🙋🏼‍♀️ And if we, many of us the CEO’s of our households, don’t have a sound mind, how can our people stay sane?

Our Source is not found in keeping schedules, keeping a clean house, or keeping the bills paid. Our Source is God alone. And the Peace he gives us is Jesus – who paid for it all, did it all, so we owe no one anything! We can live with clarity and a sound mind in all of our doing and thinking because it comes from this Peace and Hope we have in Him.

When we slow down, first thing in the morning, and just trust Him with the filling of His Word and Spirit, we will be filled up to the fullest of all the joy and peace we long for in our checked off lists. I pray today you and I will both have our inner cups filled to the fullest, overflowing onto our people and those around us so that they may also live from the overflow of His love, His joy, His peace, and this confident Hope we have in Christ! ☕️ 🤗

Trisha Keehn is a creative writer fueled by a lifetime of faith. She is part of the Life.Church and YouVersion Bible App creative writing team, and uses her broadcast news background to help companies choose their words wisely. Trisha is a wife, mom, coffee connoisseur, lover of libraries, and a savvy traveler.

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