Have you already jotted down what you’re thankful for today? If not, take a few moments and add to the list you’ve started. I believe it is one of God’s greatest blessings to learn that a truly grateful heart can change a life. Being thankful, in the big and in the small, can restore hope. In addition to keeping that list, I hope you will consider taking some of the verses in these devotions and memorizing them. Scripture memorization is another of my favorite ways to see hope restored ... Read More about Think about such things…
I will yet praise Him…
What exactly does it look like to place our hope in GOD and not in His GIFTS? This is a tough question and one that must be answered individually. I cannot look into your heart and tell you what your hope is placed in. But, the God of the universe can! Spend time with Him, ask Him to search your heart and show you the things that have taken too much importance in your life. He is faithful to draw us to Himself! If we keep reading in Psalm 42 verse 5, we will see another piece ... Read More about I will yet praise Him…
Why are you downcast?
Job praised the Lord and proclaimed “yet I will still hope” after his everything was stripped away from him. We see that despite great loss, he had hope. In looking at why Job still had hope {even though he grieved the loss of his family} we see that his perspective and attitude was to praise the Lord no.matter.what. The Lord gives and takes away, but Job still blessed His name. I think this shows us that what we place our hope in plays a great role in whether we can hold onto that hope ... Read More about Why are you downcast?
Though he slay me…
“Though he slay me, yet I will hope in him.” Job 13:15 The story of Job is a passage many turn to in times of suffering. We know his story, we know his thousands of animals {livelihood} were destroyed, his children were killed, you might say his everything was gone. Yet, we read the above words from Job 13:15, we see that in spite of losing everything, Job continues to hope in the Lord. How is that possible? What is his secret? How does he keep the hope when all around him is ... Read More about Though he slay me…
Hope has a Name
“but those who hope in the Lord, will renew their strength.” Isaiah 40:31 Hope. Such a powerful word in those four little letters. We think we can live without it. Oh, but friend, we can’t. Without the hope that tomorrow will be different, we sink further and further into despair. The thing about hope is it matters where we place our hope. God's Word says that when we place our hope in HIM, our strength will be renewed. We can always know we are placing our hope in the wrong ... Read More about Hope has a Name
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