Hope For Today Videos

God has always kept His eye on human activities.  He’s given us free will and allows us to make incorrect choices even though the suffering that results is painful for Him. He's not waiting to condemn but rather to encourage, and to heal and restore us.

How often we need to hear a word of invitation from God, “Return.” Sometimes the word used is “repent” but the principle is the same.  We need to stick with God.  We need to follow step-by-step in the things God shows us.  We need to constantly rely on God’s wisdom and power to help us navigate whatever the day is bringing in front of us.

It’s one thing to sort out how things went wrong in the past but it’s important to do things differently going forward.  It takes some focus and choices for change but with God’s help we can change. 

Our self-esteem is based on how we evaluate and see ourselves.  Some people see little value in themselves while others rate themselves highly. The truth is, God made all of us. We are His creation and God has put high value on each person regardless of their status in life. 

There are all sorts of situations that we need to enter that may initially seem threatening. Thankfully, God takes us as we are and helps us get through the unfamiliar, reassuring us all the way along that He will help us in every way we need it.

Most of us long to live in such a way that we be a positive influence wherever we go and leave people and circumstances better than we found them.  We want our lives to count for good.  We want others to be blessed by God and to experience the fullness that God has always intended for them.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.

Today is before us with all sorts of choices that will impact not only ourselves but so many others around us.  How will we choose?

Remember the old saying, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Apples and other fruits are in abundance during the fall, aren't they. Are spiritual fruits abundant in our lives as well?

When making a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves, many of us are horrified by the things we have done.  Are we willing to ask God to wipe away all the evil things we have done?

Did you know that we are helped in our weakness, given words to our prayers when we don’t even know what to say or ask, and promised that whether we get it right or not, whether things go as they should in our circumstances or not, God will work it all together for good – all of it.

What about this work/life balance; the work that best uses resources of body, mind, and soul; the recreation that is truly restful and restorative.  We all wonder about these things. What are the fundamental principles in determining this for ourselves?