Moment to Moment

Faith, hope, love, joy

We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work produced by faith, your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you…

…and you yourselves became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message with joy from the Holy Spirit. As a result, you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. (1 Thessalonians 1:3-4, 6-7)

Lord, let me never be motivated by the need to prove myself strong in the face of adversity or by a mere sense of obligation or duty.

Rather let all I do be motivated by faith that you are a good God, a good King.

May my every work be motivated by the truth that you love and have chosen me. I love you because you first loved me.

And in this broken world, help me to persevere with the hope that you, Jesus, are re-establishing your Kingdom and the day is coming when you will make all things new.

Help me to walk with you moment to moment, day to day, filled with the joy that springs from all these things .

More, let my life be a model of faith, hope, love, and joy to everyone I meet so that they can experience that kind of life too.