When we turned our will and life over to the care of God many of us had hope for a quick turnaround in our lives. We failed to remember how many years it took us to get to this place in our lives. Some of us gave up all hope of recovery when we found ourselves struggling with life minus our dependency. For this reason, we must be aware that hope grows gradually as we wholeheartedly practice surrender of our “will” to the care of God, and repeatedly commit to obeying His principles in all our affairs.
Everything written in the past was written to teach us. The Scriptures give us strength to go on. They encourage us and give us hope. (Romans 15:4 NIRV)
Our minds were previously programmed by our self-focused thinking and now need to be reprogrammed so they are in line with what the Bible teaches. To do that we need to acknowledge and repent of our flawed thinking. We need to ask God to help us believe in our hearts and fill our minds with the knowledge of His Word. We ask Him to give us the power to carry it out. As we do, our hope and vision for success will increase.
God has promised to help us and give us direction in the way we are to go. Laying down our will in favour of God’s will for our lives is the way to a meaningful, purposeful life. Maintaining our hope of change and being patient with ourselves is what will work in the long run. With God in our lives there really is hope for the future.
Don’t live the way this world lives. Let your way of thinking be completely changed. Then you will be able to test what God wants for you. (Romans 12:2a NIRV)
Prayer: Gracious God, Thank You for giving me hope and a future. I choose to surrender my will to You and ask that You change my way of thinking and doing. Amen
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