It can be hard to hope in God at times. We live in an evil uncertain world.
Who doesn’t face personal uncertainty? People lose their jobs or retire every day. Our homes need maintenance -where is the money going to come from? And if you have children or grandchildren, you always carry them in your heart. So how do we not struggle with fear of the future?
How do we find hope in God?
We have an enemy (Satan) who wants to rob us of hope, but God assures us in His Word we have a bright future.
God gives us incredible promises to give us hope for the future, both in this life and especially the next.
- Hope in God because He has Good Plans For You
“For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future” – Jeremiah 29:11
God has specific wonderful plans for each of his children. He has a plan for you, and it is a plan for good. Plans for your joy. Plans for a future and a hope.
And no one can thwart those plans. They are according to His purpose, and nothing in heaven or earth to stop God‘s purpose. I don’t know how or when God will work out His
We can hope in God because He has promised that He will do good for us in the future. Hoping God, because unlike our plans, His good plans cannot be stopped.
We serve the God of hope, and our hope is not in this life alone. Because of the resurrection of Jesus, we also have hope of eternal life. God‘s plans are for today, tomorrow, and eternal life.
- Hope in God because you will see His goodness.
“I am still confident of this, I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the Lord” -Psalm 27:13-14
God promises believers that we will see His goodness in this life. We can certainly see his goodness in heaven, but we will see it here as well.
God answer his prayers and meets our needs. We will experience his joy, and see Him work in others.
Don’t give up. Keep hoping and waiting for the Lord‘s perfect timing. Be strong and take courage in your heart. You won’t be disappointed. The Holy Spirit will fill you with joy and peace as you trust God to show His goodness to you.
- Hope In The Lord because He Will Fulfill His Purpose For You.
“The Lord will fulfill that which concerns me, your loving kindness, Lord, endures forever. Don’t forsake the works of your own hands” -Psalm 138:8
It’s difficult sometime when we think we might be missing God’s will for our life. But God promises that He has a purpose for each of our lives and He will fulfill it. In this we can have great hope.
- Hope in God because He will complete what He started.
“For your partnership in furtherance of the Good News from the first day until now, being confident this very h that He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Yeshua the Messiah” -Philippians 1:6
God finishes what He starts. When God saved you, He began an incredibly good work in you to transform you into the likeness of Jesus.
Everything you go through, good and bad, is controlled by His sovereign hand to conform you to Jesus. He won’t fail. There won’t be any “unfinished” believer in heaven. God works in each of our lives every day. If God has started a good, powerful working you, then He certainly will bring it to completion.
- Hope in Jesus because He will establish your plans.
“Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established” -Proverbs 16:3
Maybe you don’t know where you’re going in life. But if you seek the Lord, you can have hope He will establish your plans as He has promised. There are many times in our lives we cannot personally bring our own plans to pass. But God is the one who will bring your plans to pass.
- Hope in God because He will lead you.
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will counsel you with my eye upon you” Psalm 32:8
God Himself, is the One who controls all things. He is a God of infinite wisdom, and will personally counsel you with His eye upon you if you allow Him to. Who could hope for more than that.
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