Have you thanked Him?
Have you praised Him?
Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?
Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?
1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)
1-3The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.
Have you praised Him?
Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?
Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?
1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)
1-3The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.
Hopeful?
Hopeless?
Glass half full or empty?
Hopeless?
Glass half full or empty?
2015 is winding down; a couple of days still to go. And since
returning home from a couple days away the tenor of most of the “Pastory” conversations have sadly been more hopeless than hopeful.
returning home from a couple days away the tenor of most of the “Pastory” conversations have sadly been more hopeless than hopeful.
“She wants a divorce.”
“The kids are making bad choices.”
“She is back in jail again.”
“I can’t put the needle down Pastor, I want to, but I don’t know what to do.” – (this is very real)
“The kids are making bad choices.”
“She is back in jail again.”
“I can’t put the needle down Pastor, I want to, but I don’t know what to do.” – (this is very real)
So while many of us look expectantly to when the calendar freshens and a new sheet of paper for plans and adventures appears, others just see the looming year as merely “more of the same”; not much to hope for.
For my hopeless friends, I offer a thought or two.
Look past the hopeless situations to an ALWAYS hopeful GOD.
…God is so good, and by raising Jesus from death, he has given us new life and a HOPE that LIVES ON. 1 Peter 1:3 (CEV)
…God is so good, and by raising Jesus from death, he has given us new life and a HOPE that LIVES ON. 1 Peter 1:3 (CEV)
And then reach out to some of those “glass half full” folks.
You know who they are in your circle.
They are your prayer partners, your “intercessors” to leverage one of those big “biblical” words.
Get a little HOPE HELP.
Ecclesiastes 4:9, 11-12 (MSG)
It’s better to have a partner than go it alone.
…By yourself you’re unprotected.
With a friend you can face the worst.
Can you round up a third?
A three-stranded rope isn’t easily snapped.
You know who they are in your circle.
They are your prayer partners, your “intercessors” to leverage one of those big “biblical” words.
Get a little HOPE HELP.
Ecclesiastes 4:9, 11-12 (MSG)
It’s better to have a partner than go it alone.
…By yourself you’re unprotected.
With a friend you can face the worst.
Can you round up a third?
A three-stranded rope isn’t easily snapped.
And then start EXPECTING “better”.
Really!
Reset your expectations.
GOD has great plans for you.
Really!
Reset your expectations.
GOD has great plans for you.
GOD loves you with an everlasting love. He said so!
GOD wants you to HOPE in HIM. GOD wants you to TRUST in Him.
Has GOD not come through in the past?
What will keep this “same yesterday, today and forever” GOD to NOT come through again?
All He asks is that you give Him a shot!
Jeremiah 29:13-14 (MSG)
“When you come looking for me, you’ll find me. “Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, I’ll make sure you won’t be disappointed.” God’s Decree. “I’ll turn things around for you."
GOD wants you to HOPE in HIM. GOD wants you to TRUST in Him.
Has GOD not come through in the past?
What will keep this “same yesterday, today and forever” GOD to NOT come through again?
All He asks is that you give Him a shot!
Jeremiah 29:13-14 (MSG)
“When you come looking for me, you’ll find me. “Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, I’ll make sure you won’t be disappointed.” God’s Decree. “I’ll turn things around for you."
The question today is will your focus remain on the seemingly hopeless circumstances or on our ETERNALLY HOPEFUL GOD?
Choice is yours.
For GOD says GET serious about seeking Him, finding Him, and wanting Him.
He won’t disappoint you!
He WILL turn it around for YOU!
He won’t disappoint you!
He WILL turn it around for YOU!
Seeds of sorrow are no more when hope raises her wings.
Her light will dispel the darkest night. A heart healed by hope will be strengthened against the shadows that blight the soul…
If you seek hope, she will come in a flash of white light to dispel despair.
But if you look into your heart you will find she is already there. - Littlefair
Her light will dispel the darkest night. A heart healed by hope will be strengthened against the shadows that blight the soul…
If you seek hope, she will come in a flash of white light to dispel despair.
But if you look into your heart you will find she is already there. - Littlefair
HAVE A HOPEFUL DAY!
I love you ALL!
FREEDOM CHURCH (CHAMPIONS NETWORK)
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