May 5 – 1 Peter 1:3-12

How do our new birth and Jesus’ resurrection go together?

Is our hope in things that fade and break, or is it in the eternal?

How often do we get so short sighted that we forget to look at the big picture?

How often do we want the new birth and not the refining fire?

May 6 – Nehemiah 8:9-12

When is it appropriate to mourn and when is it appropriate to get our celebration on?

Is joy something that can only come from God?

Do we rely on ourselves or God for our joy and our strength?

May 7 – Isaiah 35:1-10

How do perseverance and hope go together?

How does salvation provide for one’s spiritual and physical well-being?

What does it mean to rejoice?

May 8 – John 16:17-24

How does sorrow turn into joy?

What does it mean to ask in Jesus’ name?

May 9 – Psalm 30:1-12

Have the people with the greatest joy seen the greatest pain and anguish?

Do we sulk in our misery or do we call and hope on God?

Do we let God define our situation, our identity, and our worth?

Has there ever been a time where it felt like God has abandoned you?

May 10 – Philippians 4:4-9

Does anxiety always mean a lack of trust?

How different would our life be if we talked to God and gave Him all things?

Is Paul implying that our mind needs to be renewed so that we can think on Godly things?

May 11 – John 15:9-17

What does it mean to bear fruit and how do we know we are doing it well?

What does it mean to abide in love?

Is your joy empty, full, or somewhere in between?