Day 39: A Better Hope
I
hope
this doesn't happen~
but what if it does?
I
hope
this does happen~
but what if it doesn't?
I
hope
he/she changes~
but what if he/she doesn't?
What is your "this"?
Who is your "he/she"?
Where are you placing your hope?
And...
What if your "this" or your "what" never does or doesn't happen or
your "who" does or doesn't act the way you
hope
they will~
then where is your
hope?
I have done it a million times
and I am sure I will do it a million times more,
placing my
hope
in the nouns of life~
people, places and things~
and then ending up feeling
Hopeless
because my
hope
is placed
in the ever~changing
nouns of life.
I need a different
hope
You need a different
hope,
a
hope
that doesn't change
but changes me
but changes you.
hope~
"To trust in, wait for, look for,
or desire something or someone;
to expect something beneficial in the future."
the
Great Expectation
of
something beneficial in the future
A Hope
that is beneficial
A Hope
that is guaranteed
A Hope
that we can stand on that will not move even when our world is shaken
A Hope
that always delivers on what it promises even when promises aren't kept
A Hope
that spurs us forward when we want to go backwards
A Hope
that is a
Someone Who is beneficial
in the
Here & Now.
My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus Christ, my righteousness; I dare not trust the sweetest frame, But wholly lean on Jesus’ name. (In Christ Alone)
A BETTER Hope
“...a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.” Hebrews 7:19
A BETTER Hope
which brings us into the presence of God.
A BETTER Hope
in all things
than anything or anyone where we place our
Hope.
Isn’t that what
Hope
is...
hoping things change
hoping that they get better?
A BETTER Hope
born into our helplessness.
So
Let's
Put on
THE BETTER HOPE
not mine
not yours
but
His
For in this hope we were saved. Romans 8:24
His Hope
A
Hope
that is unseen~
.. but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?
But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. Romans 8:24
Because of
A
Hope
that I do have
that you do have
beyond what our eyes can see
beyond our wildest dreams~
A guaranteed
Hope
above
that sends us
Soaring above
so that we can
Put Off
whatever weighs us down
and
Be Waitless
Living in the Moment
being
Joyful in hope,
Patient in affliction,
& Faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12
and by
Putting into Practice
by
Trusting the One
Who is
THE BETTER Hope
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. Romans 15:13
trust God. Wait Patiently. Watch Expectantly.