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.

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

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