I was talking with my close friends yesterday and the subject of hope came up. Hope is something that we all need...but rarely keep. Mainly because our spiritual enemy, Satan, is a thief. He's constantly waiting around the corner to steal our hope.
So how do we hold on to our hope?
Hope that God will answer your prayers for the child you and your spouse want.
Hope that you'll get a job when you tried so many other times.
Hope that you'll find the person God has for you to marry.
Hope that your kids will follow the Lord with all their heart, even when you see no signs of it.
Hope for...fill in the blank.
We get up every day and choose to believe that God loves us. That His plans for us are good. Even when we don't feel it. Even when we're so weak, we can't imagine God coming through for us.
And we pray.
Not those formal prayers that we think God would want to hear. But the tear filled, gut wrenching prayers, as we pour out our hearts to God. In my experience, when I do this, a peace seems to come over me. And slowly...sometimes really slowly...hope starts to grow in my heart.
And I begin to believe that God can do the impossible. And that no matter what happens, God will work it together for my good (Romans 8:28).
What are struggling to hope for?
GOD is the God of hope. When I am feeling discouraged or being bombarded with lies from the enemy I go to GOD's WORD to renew my mind. I pray for the HOLY SPIRIT to silence the voice of the enemy and open my ears to His truth! Works every time, Glory To His Name!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to walk straight in and punch you right in the arm in the morning for not telling me you were blogging! :) This is great. I'm really glad God has given you an outlet to write in a completely different setting. And I'm glad you are able to process your life in a transparent way that others can learn from. You go girl.
ReplyDeleteHa!! Thanks Kendra! I didn't tell a whole lot of people. I didn't want it to come across as a "look at me" kind of thing. Love ya friend!
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