MESSAGE:
Romans 15:13 (NIV)
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
There is a quote that says "when hope is lost, then all is lost". When you trust in God, no matter the situation, you are bound to think positively which keeps the spark of hope alive. If that hope is alive, then you will experience an inner peace knowing and believing that God is interested in your welfare. And this inner peace brings about joy from within which flows like a spring. Joy is contagious. There is no way you smile today, tomorrow, and the next day without your neighbor smiling because you are smiling. When that happens, you can be assured that a chain of happiness has formed in your neighborhood because the process will start again with your neighbor. So keep that hope alive because it will yield fruit.