Do you know how to be still – to trust God – when times are hard? The ability to praise God in the storm comes and goes in my life. Praising God during difficult times is hard but is key to learning to be still. Today, in our 40-day fast to be still, we will […]
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Praise is a characteristic of a woman of faith. Praise comes from a thankful heart. Learn how to cultivate a lifestyle of Praise with Hope.
Top 15 Books To Grow In Faith Next Year
The mission of Hope Joy In Christ is to equip Believers to grow and mature in faith. One easy way to grow in faith is to spend time reading good books about faith and family. To that end, I wanted to share some amazing books I found this year! This is my top 15 books […]
Is There Value in the Christmas Caroling Tradition?
I wonder if there is still value in the Christmas caroling tradition I grew up with. What about you? Black Friday and Cyber Monday ads are overrunning my email with deals and steals that can be bought now and used later. Holiday movies and Christmas songs are all I see. Christmas lights went up the […]
7 Ways To Embrace The Hope of Jesus for Peace this Christmas
We need hope this year. You can tell by how early people began decorating. Houses have been lit since mid-November. Santas and Frosties were inflated – some the day after Halloween. We need hope- real hope – the hope of Jesus. The problem is, that hope doesn’t come from lights or decorations. You can’t find […]
How To Be of Good Courage While Waiting on The Lord
I have been in a season of waiting for years. Waiting for the Lord to move miraculously in an area that matters deeply to me (my marriage) has been hard, challenging, and wonderful. As a new twist in the waiting hits, I was reminded that Psalm 27 tells me to be of good courage as […]
How to Cope With Anxiety at Christmas: 5 Tips To Keep Joy
How can we keep joy with anxiety at Christmas time? Do you struggle with anxiety? Most of my life has been overshadowed by this unwanted disorder. If I am very specific, the diagnosis is Generalized Anxiety Disorder with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Most of the year I can cope, but at Christmas time, with […]
4 Simple Gratitude Tips to Help You Find Peace
“Tiffany, you need to be more thankful!”, came the comment from a friend almost 20 years ago. From that one comment, God convicted me and planted in my heart a desire to grow in gratitude and thankfulness. Today I will share 4 simple gratitude tips and over 50 resources to help you be more thankful […]
25 Tips To Fight Spiritual Clutter in Your Life
Fear is Spiritual clutter. Have you ever thought about it that way? So far in our 40-day fast, we’ve worked through 12 ways to be still and just finished applying 13 promises to help overcome fear. The theme God has repeated throughout our study on how to be still and know Him more is trust. […]
The Lord Has Done Great Things For Us: 3 Ways To Survive
The Lord has done great things for us… we believe that even when we don’t feel it… Do you find yourself in the midst of a hard season? It feels like our family has been fighting through a cycle of challenging trials with no end in sight for years. How do we hold onto hope […]
How to Live Pleasing God: 12 Benefits of Delighting the Lord
Would you say that you live life to delight the Lord, pleasing God? Truly, we all want answers to our prayers. No, we NEED answers to our prayers. But what kind of prayers will God answer, consistently? The Scripture is filled with promises about how to pray effectively, so the Lord will answer. Let’s start […]