It seems that i as many others have struggled with the word HOPE, almost as we do with the word wish.when we look at in the dictionary we find that HOPE is yearning with anticipation and expectation for something to happen in our favor.a definition from the early century means to confidently look forward to ,and to intensely or fully expect something to happen. do you desire something to happen in life?do you desire to have your whole house hold saved or your marriage to be saved? do you desire to be out of dept,and to help meet the needs of others and give into the work of GOD? that HOPE or anticipation can be the anchor of your soul. HOPE helps you set divinely-inspired goals.
lets look at the word security to keep from moving or losing or anchor, anchor means to keep something firmly in place,to keep something from moving slipping or drifting. HOPE can keep our soul, which is made up of our mind, will,emotions, and thinking faculties, steadfast in turbulent water. when the waves are dashing against you ship, and your in the middle of a violent storm, the anchor of hope well serve its purpose to keep you at rest. it is that hope that keeps you from slipping,sliding or drifting into troubled waters. we experience much insecurity or a great battle in our mind,when i have prayed,trusted and believed GOD for certain things, and your head starts telling you there's no way this is gong to happen,HOPE is the expectation that will secure and anchor our soul and straighten up your thinking.
Hope will keep hope will keep us at rest,firm,steadfast and in place when our mind is being bombarded by thoughts of giving up or letting go.
Psalm42;4-11 David says to take courage,my soul! do you remember those times,(how could i/we forget them) when you led a great procession to the temple on the festival days sing with joy praising the LORD? why then be downcast? Why be discouraged and sad? HOPE IS IN GOD!i shell yet praise him again. yes i shell praise him for his help.Yet i am standing here depressed and gloomy,but i will meditate upon your kindness to this lovely land where the Jordan river flows and where mount Hermon and mount Mizar stand.all your billows and waves have gone over me,and floods of sorrow pour upon me like a thundering cataract.yet day by day the LORD pours out his steadfast love upon me,through the night i sing his songs and pray to GOD who gives me life. o GOD my rock,I cry "why have you forsaken me? why must i suffer these attacks from my enemies?"their taunts Pearce me like a fatal wound; again and again they scoff ,where is that GOD of yours?" but o my soul,don't be discouraged.don't be upset.expect GOD to act.for i know i shell again have plenty of reason to praise him for all that he will do .he is my help he is my GOD!
so do not forget all those times GOD answered our prayers and preformed miracles in our life.
remember all those imposable situations HE has brought us out of will cause us to rise up on the inside of us and anchor our soul! we have to make up our mind ,will,emotions and thinking faculties line-up with what the Word of GOD says. we have to tell our soul to have HOPE,to not give up, to trust GOD!
so then we must address hopelessness the definition is;despondent,void of hope,and despair.have you ever seen anyone in total despair? all thoughts of changing is gone,and they can't even imagine life being different.hopeless means incurable, or irreparable. but thank GOD,we have the giver of hope on the inside of us.as long as we have hope in GOD, we have an anchor for our soul.Romans15;4 for whatsoever things where written afortime were written for our learning,that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. the scriptures give us COMFORT,HOPE AND REST.so we must dwell on what GOD says to us about our circumstances.
Then comes faith, faith is a calm assurance that GOD will completely take care of us and meet our every need. our mind,will,emotion and thinking faculties must rest in expectation, anticipation, and in the desire that GOD has for you. whatever situation we are in, know that the WORD of GOD has been written for our learning and our comfort. The scriptures will be soothing to your mind.
Whatever it is that you are desiring;marital healing finanical breakthrough,loved ones saved,we are to abound in hope. we need to expect these things to happen in our lives. Hope is a vital ingredient. you must have it. in every situation you need to go to the Word of GOD. the bible is our guide book with which we judge ever thing with,our road map for direction, the word of GOD has the answer to ever situation that comes our way and will bring comfort in every need, the word of GOD will fill our life and make us alive
johnnyk
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