Love you all, praying for you,
Have you ever been without hope? It’s really hard, you’re down twenty at halftime, and they haven’t even played their starters yet. There is no hope of winning this game. It’s hard to even want to play. Some people have even lost hope in life – they don't even want to play. Here is the truth: God is the God of hope. He has hope for you! Here is another truth: the devil comes to steal kill and destroy – and hope is one of his targets. What is hope? A confident expectation of something good that produces joy. It’s more than a wish – a wish is just something that would be so wonderful if it happened, but wishes rarely come true. Hope is something that hasn’t arrived yet, but there is a basis however small for a confidence that it will still happen. When you’re low on hope, how do you get it? How do you get it back? Here’s how to get hope. #1 Set the LORD always before you. Psalms 16:8-9 - I have set the LORD always before me, because He is at my right hand, I will not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest in hope. The LORD here is not a title, it’s a relationship. Lord, means you are under His authority, you do what He tells you to do - that's how you rest in hope. PiVAT before dinner will set the LORD always before you – when you walk in His plans – you walk in hope – because His plans for you are good and He is the God of hope. #2 – Read What He Wrote - Romans 15:4 - For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope. PRISM throughout the day – will soak you in the Hope that He is and that He has for you. You will grow to fully expect His goodness – in the land of the living. #3 – Pray in the Spirit - Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Pray in the Spirit – spend time in His presence in worship – and His hope will overflow in you – by the Holy Spirit He sent you. #4 – Speak the Hope you want to have - Psalms 71:14 - As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more. Psalms 71:5 - For you are my hope, O Lord God, you are my confidence from my youth. Praying that your tongue will activate the Hope that is in Christ – and in His Word. Speak His Word and your hope will rise. Praying that in your PRISM time today – you will meditate on the PRISM Topic – Hope. There is great power in God’s Word on a single subject. If you have hope, your present situation fades in importance in the light of what God promised. There is nothing like a life of hope. Hope comes from God – because He is the Only One that is Good, has good things for you, and has the power and the will to bring them to reality in your life. In fact, He has more good than you’re even hoping for! He knows the plans He has for you – to prosper you, not to harm you – to give you hope and a future. Praying that you will never miss PiVAT, PRISM, and your Daily Call – so you walk in His plans for your good, so you grow in the hope of His promise, and overcome every day with the testimony He gives. Love you all, dad
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