THERE IS HOPE

(IF)

WE TRUST GOD

AND

SEEK HIS WILL IN OUR LIFE

 

 

 

When we believe that God is real and that He cares for us, we can develop hope that things will get better.

Psalms 31:2 Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly; Be to me a rock of strength, A stronghold to save me.

 

Romans 8:24 For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?

(King James translation for verse 24:

Rom 8:24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? )

Romans 8:25 But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

Romans 8:26 In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;

Romans 8:27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

 

Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.

 

The Bible has been written to share the lessons learned in the past, so that we may know that God is real.

Romans 15:3 For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, "THE REPROACHES OF THOSE WHO REPROACHED YOU FELL ON ME."

Romans 15:4 For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Romans 15:5 Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,

Romans 15:6 so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

We are providing this material to tell you that God is real, and that we have found the hope that saves.  Without hope, we turn to alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, sex and other sins seeking love, respect, recognition or happiness.  Faith is the healer that releases us from that bondage.

Psalms 38:15 For I hope in You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.

 

Psalms 71:4 Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the grasp of the wrongdoer and ruthless man,

Psalms 71:5 For You are my hope; O Lord GOD, You are my confidence from my youth.

Psalms 71:6 By You I have been sustained from my birth; You are He who took me from my mother's womb; My praise is continually of You.

 

You can have faith that God will save you from current and future situations.

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:2 For by it the men of old gained approval.

Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

 

Psalms 119:81 My soul languishes for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.

 

You have waited for things in the past, then you were very glad when that thing actually happened.  You can use that experience to understand this promise.

Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

 

Jeremiah 17:7 "Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD And whose trust is the LORD.

Jeremiah 17:8 "For he will be like a tree planted by the water, That extends its roots by a stream And will not fear when the heat comes; But its leaves will be green, And it will not be anxious in a year of drought Nor cease to yield fruit.

 

Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down, But a good word makes it glad.

 

Sometimes, patience is required to wait upon the Lord to help us. God doesn’t exist just so that He can help us when we are in need.  He is there to provide wholeness to our life.  You have the opportunity to learn new things during this period of your life. 

God wants our attention, and uses circumstances to get it.

Lamentations 3:1 I am the man who has seen affliction Because of the rod of His wrath.

Lamentations 3:2 He has driven me and made me walk In darkness and not in light.

Lamentations 3:3 Surely against me He has turned His hand Repeatedly all the day.

Lamentations 3:4 He has caused my flesh and my skin to waste away, He has broken my bones.

Lamentations 3:5 He has besieged and encompassed me with bitterness and hardship.

Lamentations 3:6 In dark places He has made me dwell, Like those who have long been dead.

Lamentations 3:7 He has walled me in so that I cannot go out; He has made my chain heavy.

Lamentations 3:8 Even when I cry out and call for help, He shuts out my prayer.

Lamentations 3:9 He has blocked my ways with hewn stone; He has made my paths crooked.

Lamentations 3:10 He is to me like a bear lying in wait, Like a lion in secret places.

Lamentations 3:11 He has turned aside my ways and torn me to pieces; He has made me desolate.

Lamentations 3:12 He bent His bow And set me as a target for the arrow.

Lamentations 3:13 He made the arrows of His quiver To enter into my inward parts.

Lamentations 3:14 I have become a laughingstock to all my people, Their mocking song all the day.

Lamentations 3:15 He has filled me with bitterness, He has made me drunk with wormwood.

Lamentations 3:16 He has broken my teeth with gravel; He has made me cower in the dust.

Lamentations 3:17 My soul has been rejected from peace; I have forgotten happiness.

Lamentations 3:18 So I say, "My strength has perished, And so has my hope from the LORD."

Lamentations 3:19 Remember my affliction and my wandering, the wormwood and bitterness.

Lamentations 3:20 Surely my soul remembers And is bowed down within me.

Lamentations 3:21 This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope.

Lamentations 3:22 The LORD'S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail.

Lamentations 3:23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

Lamentations 3:24 "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "Therefore I have hope in Him."

Lamentations 3:25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, To the person who seeks Him.

Lamentations 3:26 It is good that he waits silently For the salvation of the LORD.

Lamentations 3:27 It is good for a man that he should bear The yoke in his youth.

Lamentations 3:28 Let him sit alone and be silent Since He has laid it on him.

 

God uses our difficult experiences to teach us new things.  We should be glad when these things occur, because it is an opportunity for Spiritual growth.

Romans 5:1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Romans 5:2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God.

Romans 5:3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance;

Romans 5:4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;

Romans 5:5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

 

If you are truly seeking God’s will in your life, then this is the time to understand what God wants.

James 1:1 James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings.

James 1:2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,

James 1:3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

James 1:4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

 

If we want healing from God, we must participate in the process and submit ourselves to His will and His work in our life.  God does not heal us and solve our problems just so that we can go back to the same life style that caused the problem.  He desires to heal us and purify our life.  Promises are made throughout the Bible to those who accept God into their life.

1John 3:1 See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

1John 3:2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is.

1John 3:3 And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

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