MAKE
IT A HABIT TO HOPE
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28 And we
know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have
been called according to his purpose. Romans
8:28 (NIV)
16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only
Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 (NIV)
1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also
in me. 2 In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I
would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3 And if
I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me
that you also may be where I am.” John 14:1-3 (NIV)
27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give
to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be
afraid.” John 14:27 (NIV)
25 The
disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We're going to drown!” 26 He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he
got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. Matthew 8:25-26 (NIV)
2 “Surely
God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; he has become my
salvation.” Isaiah 12:2 (NIV)
24 For in
this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for
what he already has? 25 But if
we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. Romans 8:24-25 (NIV)
19 We
have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. Hebrews 6:19 (NIV)
1 Now
faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)
BUTTER
“The
Christian is suspended between blessings received and blessings hoped for, so
he should always give thanks.” M. R. Vincent
“We
shall never find happiness by looking at our prayers, our doings, or our
feelings; it is what Jesus is, not what we are, that gives rest to the
soul. If we would at once overcome Satan
and have peace with God, it must be by ‘looking unto Jesus’. Keep thine eye simply on Him; let His death,
His sufferings, His merits, His glories, His intercession, be fresh upon thy
mind; when thou wakest in the morning look to Him; when thou liest down at
night look to Him. Oh! Let not thy hopes or fears come between thee
and Jesus; follow
hard after Him, and He will never fail thee.”
C. H. Spurgeon
“My hope
is built on nothing less Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness; I dare not trust
the sweetest frame, But wholly lean on Jesus’ name. On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other
ground is sinking sand, all other ground is sinking sand.” Edward Mote
“Other
men see only a hopeless end, but the Christian rejoices in an endless hope.” Gilbert Brenken
“It's a promise that whatever you might be experiencing today is
just one chapter in a story that He is writing, and that story isn't over
yet....extract the precious from the worthless. Life has far more sticky situations than
miraculous moments. As you encounter challenges, difficulties, and setbacks,
train your eyes to ‘extract the precious.’ Train your ears to hear the promise.
And train your heart to pursue relentless hope.” Beth Guckenberger
“To live without hope is to
cease to live.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
HEART SAVOR
- · God is my strength and my salvation – my hope is in Him. He will never fail me.
- · If my hope lies within anything created, I will surely be sorely disappointed.
- · I am to “extract the precious from the worthless” and seek to pursue relentless hope.
