{"id":2032,"date":"2015-04-13T12:28:33","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T16:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/?p=2032"},"modified":"2015-04-13T12:28:52","modified_gmt":"2015-04-13T16:28:52","slug":"a-prayer-for-hope-for-the-hopeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2015\/04\/a-prayer-for-hope-for-the-hopeless.html","title":{"rendered":"A Prayer for Hope for the Hopeless"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>I pray that God, the source of\u00a0<em><strong>HOPE<\/strong><\/em>, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident H<em><strong>OPE<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0through the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">On any given day one out of ten people are experiencing depression at some level. The Bible offers hope. This hope yields real peace and joy that nothing else can offer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Has joy and confidence eluded you? What are your expectations\u00a0in the\u00a0future? You can have hope if you put your trust in God the Father through His Son Jesus who is the only source of the true hope for which we all hunger. I (Jill) battled depression for many years, and even though I knew Jesus as Savior, I hadn&#8217;t received the blessing of hope that He had to offer me. After I made Him Lord and aligned myself with His truth, depression left and the joy journey began. The circumstances didn&#8217;t change immediately, but how I viewed those circumstances did change. HOPE\u00a0is yours, my friend, if you take Jesus up on His offer to give it to you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em><strong>Father,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em><strong>According to your Word, I find HOPE\u00a0in relationship with you. As I put my\u00a0<em><strong>HOPE<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and trust in you, Your Word promises that I will be\u00a0filled\u00a0completely with joy and peace. In fact,\u00a0I will be so filled with these virtues that I will overflow with them. This\u00a0<em><strong>HOPE<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0will not be an empty wish but a\u00a0<em><strong>HOPE<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0that has substance and great confidence through the power of Your Holy Spirit that lives in those who believe. This world and all it contains cannot offer me\u00a0<em><strong>HOPE<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0Only\u00a0with the reality of you living in me, can I have\u00a0<em><strong>HOPE<\/strong><\/em>. I receive your Holy Spirit anew today. I align my heart with the truth that Jesus taught, and I receive\u00a0<em><strong>HOPE<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0from you, my Father. Fill me to the full with\u00a0<em><strong>HOPE<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0today and allow me to be an encouragement to those around me who are hopeless.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em><strong>In Jesus&#8217; Name, Amen.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I pray that God, the source of\u00a0HOPE, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident HOPE\u00a0through the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13) On any given day one out of ten people are experiencing depression at some level. The Bible offers hope. 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