Hope

"The Lord's eye is upon me because I fear Him [I revere and worship Him with awe], I wait for Him and hope in His mercy and loving-kindness." Psalm 33:18 (Amplified)

       We are never in a place too far from the reach of God. It doesn't matter where we've gone or what we've done, He is always with us. Sure there may be times we can't hear or feel Him like we want to, but there is no doubt that the hope for all mankind is perpetually with us.

       Trials are sure to come. We shouldn't view adversity as a negative thing, but something that serves as a catalyst to develop our spiritual strength and to increase our faith and dependence on God. Keep in mind the largest component of our faith is hope.

        Most importantly, we cannot grow weary in our hope for when we do the bright light of faith begins to flicker. The greatest enemy of hope is doubt, and doubt is introduced when we give it access to our thoughts. I pray that each of us has the ability to rise up and overcome doubt and believe what God tells us He's going to do if we stay focused on Him. It's the only way to overcome any obstacle.

 

-Amen