Profound verses tell how to keep a calm mental, emotional state with joy in the Lord (no matter what). Here are the duties of appreciation, joy and gratitude even alongside woes, the need for food for the soul, and for simplicity, love, and self-control.
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Thou hidden source of calm repose
Hymn 501 from our hymn book, Psalms & Hymns of Reformed Worship. THOU hidden source of calm repose, Thou all-sufficient love divine; My help and refuge from my foes, Secure I am if Thou art mine; And lo! from sin, and grief, and shame, I hide me, Jesus, in Thy name. Thy mighty name salvation … Continued
Spiritual Joy
Spiritual joy is a deep cheerfulness and gladness of heart. It is happiness and a calm spirit. It comes to us as the direct result of knowing Christ Jesus, along with all that he has done for us, and will do, not just in this life, but eternally. It has a constant property, flourishing in the worst soil, and coexisting with fierce conflict, disappointment and loss.