hope brings success

So many people grab on to what little hope they can find. Often it doesn’t last, like the snow. It is here for a little while and then disappears. We hope in the money we get or the relationship that is rocky or the job that just isn’t a good fit. We hope in things that aren’t meant for our hope.

That is where God comes in. That is where a relationship with the one who loved us first and loves us most comes in. Do you hear that? Keep listening.

1 Peter 1:3 NASB

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Choose a living hope. That is lasting hope and not what is fleeting.

Jeremiah 31:17 NASB

There is hope for your future,” declares the Lord, “And your children will return to their own territory.

Choose a future full of hope that is for you and others.

Psalm 146:5 NASB

Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

Choose the hope that will help you when nothing else can.

It is obvious that we are built for more than this. We are able to hope in the Lord. Rightly placing our faith. Being given strength. Not seeing the end but totally looking at the beginning. The place to start is God. The place to put out trust is in Lord.

Maybe your prayer should be what David prayed.

Psalm 25:5 NLT

Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you.

I believe there is more for me and those that I have influence over. Believe there is more. Believe in the future. Our hope will not be cut off when our hope is placed in the right person.

Proverbs 23:18 NASB

Certainly there is a future, And your hope will not be cut off.

I leave you with the words and challenge Joshua was given. If he would obey God, success would be His.

Joshua 1:7 NASB

Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the Law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may achieve success wherever you go.

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One of the most powerful preachers, writers and leaders of our time, in my opinion, is Francis Chan. His first book, Crazy Love , revolutionized my thoughts about God's love as well as my interacting with God. Now it is time for a brand new book from Chan being released tomorrow, September 1st. The book is Forgotten God . This is a phenomenal book about the power that Christians and the church can and must tap into. All of it is within the Holy Spirit. Francis talks about the power that was seen in the book of Acts when the Holy Spirit began to move among people. It is true that many have avoided or maybe forgotten what the Holy Spirit is all about. And like the Savior who poured out His life and blood so we have reason to rejoice, we were made to lay down our lives and give until it hurts. We are most alive when we are loving and actively giving of ourselves because we were made to do these things. It is when we live like this that the Spirit of God moves and ac...

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