What is it about HOPE?
Here is one definition from Dictionary.com
hope (hōp)
To wish for something with expectation of its fulfillment.
To have confidence; trust.
To look forward to with confidence or expectation
To have confidence; trust.
To look forward to with confidence or expectation
To expect and desire.
A wish or desire accompanied by confident expectation of its fulfillment.
Something that is hoped for or desired
Something that is hoped for or desired
One that is a source of or reason for hope
The theological virtue defined as the desire and search for a future good, difficult but not impossible to attain with God's help.
The theological virtue defined as the desire and search for a future good, difficult but not impossible to attain with God's help.
Hope is a VERB. There must be action in order for there to be some type or expectation of its fulfillment. Let me put it to you this way. A Farmer has hope that he will reap a crop in the fall. That is wonderful, however if he does not plant in the spring, what does his Hope do for him?? There is often an action that precedes the thing that is hoped for. How about me for example, I want to be thinner, and I put my hope in the fact that some day I will be thinner, but if I continue to eat and not exercise where is the basis for my hope. Do not get me wrong, there are things in our lives that rob us of hope at times, maybe a health setback, some sort of abuse from others or some other challenge that may come our way. We may not have asked for these series of events, however they are part of our story now. It is from this point that we must survey what is happening, and make the necessary adjustments internally, emotionally and spiritually, then take the appropriate physical actions to place us again on Hope's road.
Hope gives wings, not Red bull. Hope provides Fuel. It is hope that energises us to continue in the Journey of life. I pray for you today if you feel like you have lost hope. Stop. Think. Seek. Find. Meditate. Refresh. Renew. Review. Restore. Find hope again with in your soul. What is it that you want to see come about in your life? What are your expectations? Let me end with this story from my motorcycle safety course. Look where you want to go. Do not look at the ground unless that is where you intend to end up, Look where you want the motorcycle to take you. That is an important truth. Where do you want to go? Look there. Here is just one section of scripture that has been a great encouragement to me:
Hebrews 12:1-3
Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we'd better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!
Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we'd better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!
I am praying for you today. Have a wonderful day. Peace
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