How much effort does it take to “hope”? Hoping for a life that is better than your current one. I think most don’t say, “I hope I …” but instead, they say, “I wish I …”.
Hope definition is – to cherish a desire with anticipation: to want something to happen or be true
Wish definition is – feel or express a strong desire for something that is not easily attainable; want something that cannot or probably will not happen.
Do you see it? Do you see the difference between “wishing” and “hoping”? “Hoping” comes with anticipation because it can actually happen! This is why “hope” is so powerful. Hope can restore a
marriage. Hope can lead to someone getting their health back. Hope can get you a better job. Hope causes things to happen.
God’s word says,
“These three remain: faith, hope, and love, but the greatest of these is love.” (1 Cor. 13:13) I like what “The Message,” translation says, “Trust steadily in God (that’s faith), hope unswervingly, love extravagantly.”
Hope can help you go from where you are to the kind of life God intended for you all along. I mean, seriously, he started man and woman out living in a garden. It’s a lie from hell to accept, “Well, this is as good as it’s ever going to get.” NO! You can have what God wants for you. How? Ask for it. Ask God to help you achieve that life.
Believe it can happen. Start renewing the way you think today, for what you think is what you believe, and what you believe is what you say, and what you say comes to pass, for words have a lot of power.
Every time you speak, generally, you are speaking life or death. Start listening to how you talk, and pay attention to the kind of words you use the most. Especially those words you say to other people. Those words matter, but also what you say to yourself in your mind. Changing those words can change your life.
God loves you and wants you to have his best. He doesn’t want you living in a dump but in a garden. He wants you to live above your current situation. He wants you looking up for something better, for there is
more than this, and when you are looking up, he can see you smile. God wants so much love, happiness, and joy for his children, who love him, and He does work “all” things out for good for those who love him. (Rom. 8:28)
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