Hope For Today Videos

God’s instructions, especially when they make no sense to us, truly can still be trusted. 

None of us have to look very deeply to find ways we’ve acted on our own character flaws.  And yet, why is it always so much easier to make a list of what others did to us than to admit our own painful mistakes, take responsibility, and seek forgiveness for harm we’ve caused.

What’s worth focusing on today? How about this? Just for today I will strengthen my mind. I will take a few minutes to read and meditate on God’s word, seeking God’s perspective for my life today.  I will take note of one helpful thing God is saying to me and seek to behave accordingly.

With signs of the autumn season all around us and the coolness of winter air more and more evident when we go outside, we open our hearts today to the God who set seasonal rhythms in place and who understands all that changes in us and around us as we move through each day.

A sincere person is one who is honest, who doesn’t create false impressions, and who doesn’t operate with selfish motives.  What you see is what you get.  They do the right thing for the right reasons.  They don’t have a hidden agenda.  Could this be said of us?

How many of us would feel like we were really giving the best advice to someone if we told them to think as we think, speak as we speak, and act as we act?

We pray together often about discouragement and it just seemed like it was time to circle around to this theme today and to remind ourselves of God’s care for us and His comfort and support that is close to us today.

When we are dealing with stress the slogan ‘this too shall pass’ is a helpful principle to remember.  God’s unfailing love surrounds and upholds us in every situation, and His strength is sufficient for all our needs.

Most people have heard of The Golden Rule. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." This principle was written centuries ago. Jesus quotes it when He is teaching His friends and followers because it is important for us to know and practice.

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.