FIND HOPE

I was in the attic looking for a book when I ran across a notebook I had over 6 years ago.  On the cover was an angel and a scripture.  The scripture was Romans 12:12 be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

Everyone needs hope especially when things aren’t going very well.  When we have hope we have an optimistic attitude of mind based on an expectation of positive outcomes.  So how do we have the joyful attitude of the mind while waiting on a much-needed ray of hope?

Paul wrote the book of Romans as he traveled through Rome on his way to Spain.  He wrote this book as an organized statement of his faith.  Paul explains to the Romans what it means and how to live in complete submission to Christ.

So how do we find hope?  We find hope through Jesus Christ, through complete submission to HIm.  We go to the scripture to read what type of life he wants us to have.  He wants us to be joyful in hope.  It is only when we rely completely on Him that we can be joyful in hope.  Hope can be a difficult situation, but being a steadfast Christian is the secret ingredient to having a life full of optimistic expectations of positive outcomes. 

Don’t preoccupy your mind with what the world gives you.  Let your mind be filled with the Lord’s joy for your life.  When you let Him take over you, you have no other option but to be joyful in hope.