{"id":1053,"date":"2019-02-05T18:38:08","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T18:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/wewaitheworks\/?p=1053"},"modified":"2019-02-05T18:38:08","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T18:38:08","slug":"having-hope-through-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/wewaitheworks\/2019\/02\/having-hope-through-god.html","title":{"rendered":"Having Hope Through God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/405\/2017\/03\/being-grateful-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"appreciating everything\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever noticed that some people just seem to have that sense of peace and security and even hope in their lives and for their future? Do you wonder where it comes from and how you can obtain that feeling of hope? Many people seem to have the security of knowing who holds their future as well.<\/p>\n<p>Not knowing your future is one of the scariest things about this life, but knowing that God holds your future and that he only wants what is best for you as his child, can give you a sense of peace and hope in your heart that you may have never felt before.<\/p>\n<p>Hearing from someone who knows God personally and listening to him or her share his or her own stories of having the hope that God gives can also give a person a new lease on life.\u00a0 Sharing the gift of salvation, our faith stories and the hope that people can have through knowing God and having Him in their heart, and their lives are the greatest gifts to give.<\/p>\n<p>Hope can be the feeling of knowing that you did something right or feeling peace in your heart from making a difficult decision, as most decisions can be very difficult. Hope can also be the feeling of giving encouragement to someone else who is going through something in his or her life. Everyone has times where storms invade their lives. The important thing to remember is that we can have hope through knowing God and turning to him in times of great abundance, but especially turning to him when any events in our lives trouble us.<\/p>\n<p>Hope can also be found through God by putting your fear aside and trusting that he will work for your good and everyone else\u2019s. God will always give you the hope to persevere through anything in your life; all you have to do is say a simple prayer such as:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod, I know my life isn\u2019t perfect, but I know you are. I know the day or week isn\u2019t going exactly the way I want it to, but I\u2019m trusting you to do your will in my life. I\u2019m turning my life over to you once again, make me more like you in every way, so I can have the hope that only you can bring, Amen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>God wants all of his children to have hope in their lives and peace in their hearts. He wants to be able to give us that hope only he can provide. All we have to do is ask and believe in his promises fully, and we can start to feel the hope he instills in us. Hope isn\u2019t the easiest thing to always keep in our hearts through with this life though.<\/p>\n<p>Many times, we may feel hopeless and afraid. When we are feeling hopeless in any given situation is when we need the hope from God the most. You may feel as though you may not know what to do or how to fix a situation or even how to go on in life. But God gently whispers, \u201cMy child, I\u2019m here for you, just call on me and be still.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t ever be ashamed to call on God whenever you need Him. He is there waiting for you to call on Him. He wants to set things and is setting things in motion for your life. He never wants you to give up hope or to lose yourself. He is constantly with you and always there to lend a hand whenever you need to be lifted from the darkness.<\/p>\n<p>He is the hope we all need every second of every day.\u00a0 Sharing the hope that you have in your heart can literally save someone\u2019s life, not just change his or her perspective on life, so don\u2019t be afraid to tell others about the hope in your life. He is the hope that can live through us, in us and it can help others in a way that we never knew before. Sharing the goodness of hope can ultimately change or save someone\u2019s life. It is up to be the difference makers in this fallen world filled with sin. We must ask for God\u2019s guidance and ask for His help to give us the right words whenever we witness to people.<\/p>\n<p>The hope that can fill our hearts is there for us and the good of everyone else around us. Find joy by witnessing about the hope that you have through Jesus. For many, they long for hope but don&#8217;t know how to find it. Share with them how to find the hope that Jesus offers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever noticed that some people just seem to have that sense of peace and security and even hope in their lives and for their future? Do you wonder where it comes from and how you can obtain that feeling of hope? 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