Attitude of HopeTuesday, December 15, 2015

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”
 Hebrews 11:1

Hope is an attitude of expectation, it’s an assurance. Through hope we have the faith to believe in God’s promises, the peace to follow God’s word and the joy we need for the process. Hope gives us the power to overcome problems we face, victory over destructive habits we live with, and authority over negative emotions such as anxiety, worry, fear and depression. Faith and hope work hand in hand. Faith gives substance to the things we hope for. Faith without hope does not work. Faith is like an arrow and hope is the target. Our faith needs a target in order to grow and our hope needs faith in order to work.

We wear faith and hope just like the armor of God. The breastplate and the helmet are two pieces of the armor. The breastplate covers our heart, faith is in our heart. Hope functions like the helmet that protects the head from the fiery darts of the devil. Hope gives us courage. Faith grows in our hearts and hope grows in our minds both need to be protected. The word of God gives us that protection in reading it, believing it, confessing it and living it. Romans 4:18 NLT says, Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping—believing that he would become the father of many nations. For God had said to him, “That’s how many descendants you will have!” We feed our hope by confessing God’s promises. I encourage you today to confess God’s promises over your life.