God’s Hope is NOT Wishful

How can one be full of hope in the midst of feeling hopeless? It may come as no surprise to you, but HOPE is one of my favorite words. Hope is often times associated with “wishful thinking,” but the hope that God gives us is much different! Instead, God’s hope allows us to be filled with confidence! It is being able to have a confidence that God will fulfill all of His promises, and that His faithfulness is steadfast! When we find ourselves confident in God, we find a great assurance of our lives abiding in Him!
So, I ask again, how can we be full of hope in the midst of feeling of hopeless? We can have hope when we feel hopeless because God’s hope is not wishful. His hope is rock solid, absolute, and can be fully trusted. We are whatever we fill our minds with, and therefore, to be full of hope we MUST be full of truth!
I urge you to fill your hearts and minds with God’s word so when those moments of hopelessness come and try to knock you off your feet, you will instead find yourself still standing confidently because you have been constantly filling yourselves with the HOPE you have in Jesus! Keep running this race fueled and ready!