Hope - A POWERFUL Force

By Jen D Wilton

Hope is one of the greatest assets in a Believer's life. Not the "hope for a better day" type hope but HOPE that transforms our everyday lives, and those around us.

Biblical hope is the EXPECTANCY of GOOD, the delightful anticipation of GOOD. Often when the word "hope" is used it's used in the sense of "wishing" for good or for "the best" scenario to play out. But with God, HOPE is SECURE; it's established and cannot be shaken.

The word "expectancy" speaks volumes when referring to Hope. When one is expecting a child there is great joy and exciting unknowns bubbling up all over the place. The pregnancy of this NEW life invades every aspect of one's life- physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. This expectancy is one of great anticipation for the new, and as time goes on that life is formed in the womb of the mother through the nutrients in her own body.

What she feeds herself during her pregnancy is key. If she feeds herself with harmful substances the baby in her womb will be affected by her choices. If she chooses to feed herself with good foods, that benefit one's body, her baby will thrive and grow in a much healthier manner.

This is much like the concept of sowing and reaping. What we sow into our lives we will reap the benefits of-good and bad. HOPE is something we need to feed. The expectancy of GOOD cannot go unattended or it will be stolen by life's circumstances, especially in this present hour. We must be intentional in feeding HOPE.

Hope is a powerful force that can transform lives. Hope helps us press on in the midst of the darkest times. Hope chooses Truth and Life in the midst of depression and barrenness. The greatest Hope we have is Jesus.

When we allow our Hope to be firmly established in Him, when we allow Hope to grow inside the womb of expectancy, we will never, ever, ever be disappointed. How can we Hope in the midst of the darkness? It's all about what we choose to feed ourselves. What we feed will be established in our hearts and lives. Are we feeding Hope or are we feeding despair and hopeLESSNESS?

How do we feed Hope? Through the Word {BREAD} of LIFE {John 6:35} and by renewing our minds through the Word {Romans 12:2}. If we can retrain our minds to BELIEVE & EXPECT the BEST everything would change- how we live, talk and walk in relationship with others.

Why does this matter? Because we've lived in defeat long enough, and as Believers in Jesus Christ it's time for us to RISE up & BE the SOLUTION to the problems around us. We need HOPE to do this. We need to give away the Hope, Life & Love of Jesus in every circumstance.

How? Well, we need to know how DEEP our Heavenly Father's LOVE is for US, first. We need to know that we're HIS children and that He's longing for relationship with us. We need to LIVE in that place of SECURITY and JOY with Him. But it all starts with laying down the lies we've believed for a long time. The lie that we're not "good enough", the lie that "God is vengeful and mean", the lie that "God is distant", and on and on. Once we renew our minds with the Truth of His Word, we won't be able to stop giving away this HOPE.

Hope is a POWERFUL FORCE and the world around us is hungry for it. Will you give away the Hope you have? Will you be one who draws Heaven to earth {Matthew 6:10}? Heaven can come to earth in every circumstance. Joy, life, hope and peace can be our song... if we choose it.Rainbow

We are NOT the victims, we are VICTORIOUS because of all that He is and all that we are in Him. "We are NOT those who shrink back & are destroyed but those who BELIEVE & are saved." Hebrews 10:39.

Sometimes we have to fight for Hope; we have to fight to believe. That's OK, keep fighting, keep standing on the Word of God {the Bible}, and I guarantee that as you build muscles in the struggle, and as you press in and continue to STAND, you WILL see breakthrough in a greater way than ever before.

It's worth the fight. We all fight hopelessness from time to time, but this is not the hour to give in, this is the hour to BELIEVE, this is the hour to RISE UP & CHOOSE Hope. People around us are desperate for it.

Hope is a powerful force. Choose it today. Allow the expectancy of GOOD to form inside of you and you WILL see things in a NEW way-joy and peace will begin to overtake your life and those around you WILL be impacted by the very Kingdom of Heaven.

"May the God of HOPE fill you with all JOY & PEACE as you TRUST IN HIM, so that you may OVERFLOW with the HOPE that comes by the POWER of the HOLY SPIRIT." Romans 15:13

May that be our ANTHEM. Overflowing with HOPE everywhere we go.

Choose HOPE and watch the world around you be transformed.

Here are some great verses to renew our minds with today...

1 John 4:8
1 John 4:18
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 {insert "Jesus" into the places that say "LOVE"}
Genesis 1:27
Psalm 139
2 Corinthians 5:17
Ephesians 1:5
1 Peter 2:9
Romans 8:17
Ephesians 2:5-6
Hebrew 10:39
John 10:27
Romans 8:9-11
Ephesians 1:18-23
2 Corinthians 5:20
Mark 16:15-18
James 5:16
John 14:12
Ephesians 1:3
Luke 17:21
Ephesians 2:10
John 15:1-17

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