At the start of the New Year, many people make resolutions-resolutions are basically goals that we are going to work on and attain by the end of the year. Honestly, these goals don’t usually last more than a month, if we even keep them that long. Why do we make these types of goals?
We make all sorts of different goals in hopes that they will make us happy or make our lives better in some way. But, what if this year we made hoping in God one of our big goals. This is a goal we can achieve and will see many blessings from! After all, God is the only one who can make us truly happy and putting our hope in Him will always better our lives.
Hope is Never Lost
Sometimes it’s difficult to see hope in a situation. But, the Bible says that true hope is unseen. And if we can be hopeful for one thing, such as our salvation, which is also unseen, then we can be hopeful for other things too. It’s just that simple!
“For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?” (Romans 8:24)
True Hope comes from God
Sometimes we hope for things in which there is no hope. A car can’t bring true hope; it can bring a feeling of contentment and exhilaration, but not real hope. Financial stability can’t bring true hope; it can bring security and a level of ease, but not true hope. A spouse can’t bring true hope because a spouse’s abilities are limited to what he or she can control.
True hope comes from the One who created hope: God. True hope comes by trusting God even when circumstances are difficult. One way to know whether you’re trusting God is whether you’re obeying his Word. Trust produces obedience, which produces hope, which results in joy and peace; and that is the power of the Holy Spirit.
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” (Romans 15:13)
Hope In God Because He Will Lead You
God himself, the One who controls all things, the God of infinite wisdom, will PERSONALLY counsel you with his eye upon you. Wow, who could hope for more than that!
Ask God to instruct you and teach you and show you how to live a life that pleases him, and he will. He will lead you in the way to go. He will instruct you, teach you, guide you, and counsel you. Even though the way forward may seem unclear at the moment, God will be the one who leads you.
You can hope in God because he is faithful and will lead you and instruct 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)
