The Self-fulfilling Prophecy
May He grant you according to your heart’s desire,
and fulfill all your purpose.
Psalm 20:4 NKJV
The self-fulfilling prophecy is alive, well, and living at your house. If you trust God and have faith for the future, your optimistic beliefs will give you direction and motivation. That’s one reason that you should never lose hope, but certainly not the only reason. The primary reason that you, as a believer, should never lose hope, is because of God’s unfailing promises.
Make no mistake about it: thoughts are powerful things: your thoughts have the power to lift you up or to hold you down. When you acquire the habit of hopeful thinking, you will have acquired a powerful tool for improving your life. So if you fall into the habit of negative thinking, think again. After all, God’s Word teaches us that Christ can overcome every difficulty (John 16:33). And when God makes a promise, He keeps it.
Our hope in Christ for the future is the mainstream of our joy. - C. H. Spurgeon, 100 Days of Prayer
What oxygen is to the lungs, such is hope to the meaning of life. - Emil Brunner
Oh, remember this: There is never a time when we may not hope in God. Whatever our necessities, however great our difficulties, and though to all appearance help is impossible, yet our business is to hope in God, and it will be found that it is not in vain. - George Mueller
I wish I could make it all new again; I can’t. But God can. “He restores my soul,” wrote the shepherd. God doesn’t reform; he restores. He doesn’t camouflage the old; he restores the new. The Master Builder will pull out the original plan and restore it. He will restore the vigor, he will restore the energy. He will restore the hope. He will restore the soul. - Max Lucado
Today’s Prayer
Dear Lord, make me a hope-filled Christian. If I become discouraged, let me turn to You. If I grow weary, let me seek strength in You. In every aspect of my life, I will trust You, Father, today and forever. Amen
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