Actions That Strengthen Hope

Most of us think that had we never known adversity and heartache, we would be living happy and contented lives today.  We believe that what we endured impacted our well-being and brought us to that place where we were powerless over our dependency and our lives were unmanageable.  In recovery, we are learning that it was the actions that we took to compensate for whatever caused us pain that resulted in us living in that hopeless place.  We are also learning that trusting God and having hope in His promises will help us endure whatever happens in the future. 

 God will steady us in the hard times of life if we have patience and trust Him to act on our behalf.  We get into trouble when we are impatient and start to look for our own solutions to life’s situations.  When we begin to trust God and wait and have hope that He will act, we can leave everything in His care and anticipate the good He will bring to each situation we have entrusted to Him.  In His time, we will see the result of our hope being fulfilled. 

 As we follow God’s ways, we will become aware of problems we didn’t know existed.  For example, we may discover that an attitude we are exhibiting towards someone is not in keeping with our new life in Christ.  We should not be discouraged even if this seems to be a persistent problem. We have hope that, together with God, this and any other problem can be worked out and overcome.

Prayer: Gracious God, Thank You for the confidence You give me through Your Word in the Bible, that together with You, I can live a life of integrity and share this hope with others. Amen