Optimism Fueled By Hope
Wednesday March 1, 2017
What gives a person in recovery a positive outlook on life? Faith and hope in God are foundational. Faith is the settled knowledge that God exists and that God is for us. When we have faith in God’s goodness, hope will automatically flow.
I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13 NLT)
Hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. When our hope is grounded in something sure and certain then we can build on it. God is faithful and all His ways are trustworthy. As we follow Him, we will find many reasons to have hope. God is our helper and our protector and answers our prayers. God comforts us, fills us with unfailing love and forgives us when we confess we have failed to obey His commands.
We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help and our shield. You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth. When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer. Hope in the Lord; for with the Lord there is unfailing love. His redemption overflows. (Psalm 33:20, 65:5, 94:19, 130:7 NLT
We are filled with hope as we listen to others in recovery meetings who have shared their experience of comfort and strength in their time of need. We also will be encouraged as we learn from previous generations who dared to believe and hope in God. The Bible is a great place to “have a meeting” with others who have gone before us and learn from their journey so we can walk with faith and hope today.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, thank you for the faith and hope that is in us. We ask You to further strengthen us as we choose to put our trust in Your word believing You will do all that You have promised. AMEN
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