Passing Time While Hoping

February 16, 2024

I find hope to be such a fascinating topic. When I’m hoping, I’m directing that hope toward God. Sometimes it has a specific thing I’m hoping for, sometimes it’s just looking to God for whatever he’s going to do.

But hope has a deep element of faith to it. A faith that believes God is permeating everything, and is deeply interested in even the smallest particulars of my life.

So how can we hope with confidence and faith? Psalm 71:14 says, “But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.”

I love this. As you’re hoping, exercise your praise muscle. Praise God for who you believe he is, and praise him for all he’s doing. Tell him thank you. As you grow in gratitude and keep directing praise toward him, you’ll find that what God is changing you into is way more valuable that anything you could ever ask for.

Remember, choose hope today.