In my life many times I hoped for things to happen and sometimes I would think I don't want to get my hopes up to high and be disappointed. But that was because I believed Hope was based on wishful thinking or a fluffy mindset.
But I heard this in a sermon and it was powerful to me. Hope actually is the confident expectation based on the promises and character of God. Now that is something you can stand on. His promises are true and he is not a God who changes or lies. He even tells us to test him in this. See Malachi 3:10.
Pick a promise and see if He does not fulfill it. There are many promises in the Bible, one authority said there are over 8000. I'm thinking in this day and age like me, you desperately need at least one of them fulfilled in your life. Put it into play by bringing it to His attention. i.e. God you say this.........then stand on the promise and see if He acts on His word. At the bottom is a link to some of the promises.
Some promises are unconditional and some are conditional. Like Malachi 3:10 says "Bring the whole Tithe into the storehouse......and see if I will not throw open the flood gates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it." To receive the promise you first have to act by bringing the whole tithe.
Let the community know if you stood on a promise and tell us what the results were. Remember, His timing in fulfilling His promise may not happen over night. In the bible many saints waited quite some time. Abraham was originally Abram but God changed his name to Abraham, Father of Many, or Multitudes when he had no heirs. Yet God's promise was fulfilled 25 years later with Isaac in part and continues to be fulfilled. It was the same with Joseph, David and many more. Others promises were fulfilled the next day such as promises that the battle belonged to God and he would bring victory, sometimes without the Israelites actually fighting the battle, but just showing up.
Get to know your God by reading the bible and taking HOPE in His promises. He is a good and faithful God.
https://promises-of-god.com/list_of_promises
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