God has a hope for your calling. Have you ever heard
that before? God has a hope for your
calling. I love the saying, but what does it mean?
I few years ago, I bought a product to help with
joint pain. I have a gimpy knee from an accident several years ago and was
intrigued by the idea of pain free living. The product promised to alleviate
pain and improve my range of motion. The catch was you had to allow it to build
up in your system before you’d feel any relief.
After taking the pills for several weeks, I didn’t
feel any better. Without realizing it, I would forget a dose or two, then a few
days in a row until finally I wasn’t taking them at all. I was certain the
product had failed.
God’s hope for us is just like that joint pain pill.
It has the potential for greatness; we just have to allow it to work in us! I
didn’t feel the pill working right away, so I assumed it didn’t work at all.
Have you ever done that with God? You don’t see His hand moving, so you assume
He’s not doing anything? Or you see just a little improvement, but not what you
wanted? Me too!
God has a hope for your calling. Maybe we should
look at the word hope differently. Hope basically means that you feel the thing
you want is attainable or possible. But what if we looked at it like this:
H – His
O – Own
P – Power
E – Everyday
O – Own
P – Power
E – Everyday
God knows what He wants to do in your life is
attainable. But like the pain pill, His power can’t do what it is capable of if
we won’t let it. The Bible tells us that ALL things are possible in Christ, so
why do we start doubting that He’ll do the thing He started in us?
God hopes we accept His gift of salvation. He hopes
to have an intimate relationship with us. He hopes to use us to further His
kingdom. None of these things are accomplished without HIS power therefore He
is our hope!
God has a hope for your calling. Are you allowing
Him to be your only HOPE?
Be blessed,
Jennifer
“Jesus
looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26
1 comments:
My friend, Barbara, sent me a great email:
" Remember how we thought we learned to read or do math in one grade, only to do it again the next year? But it gradually got a little bit harder without our hardly noticing it. Isn't this what happens as we grow as Christians?"
Love it, thanks Barbara! :)
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