**Sit quietly, eyes closed and in silence for one minute before reading.**
Our
minds have endless opportunities to worry. We worry about finances, loved ones,
children, swimming pools when our kids cannot swim yet, car accidents when they
are driving, how we look, terrorists, random violence and attacks. (Do I need
to continue??)
As my minds downs the spiral straight downward into more worry I become really
mean. My mind plays out potential pain and death scenarios and I snap at those
around me. I am so fixates on a made up future than I spend my emotional,
mental and physical energy on the unknown rather than the known that is in
front of me. Not only that, the known in front of me receives the worst part of
me.
How about you, how does worry effect those around you? How are you living in an
unknown future rather than the known present?
**Sit again in silence for as long as is available to you.**
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Storing Up Hope
**Before you begin reading, sit
down, breathe normally and be quiet for 1 minute.**
Hope begins with faith in God and the belief that He is both good and sovereign (i.e. in control). Hope is based in the character of God, that He is love. It is seen in His faithfulness, in His generosity, in His sacrifice, in His mercy. We store up hope by trusting that God is who He says He is (He is love) and by trusting that He is in control.
Our hope begins to wane as we worry, as we look into the future and see no way out, as we experience pain and loss. Our hope is attacked by the reality that life can be difficult, injustices exist and we see more evil that good, more hate than love.
So how do we store up hope? How do we replace worry and anxiety with hope? We read, we remember and we respond. We read stories of God’s goodness and sovereignty in the Bible. We remember His good and sovereign acts. We respond by choosing to believe these things.
What stories have you read and can you read? What can you remember? Choose to respond in belief. If you’re struggling, talk to God, talk to a friend. It’s okay, but do not give up trying to store up hope.
**Sit quietly again for as much time as is available to you.**
Hope begins with faith in God and the belief that He is both good and sovereign (i.e. in control). Hope is based in the character of God, that He is love. It is seen in His faithfulness, in His generosity, in His sacrifice, in His mercy. We store up hope by trusting that God is who He says He is (He is love) and by trusting that He is in control.
Our hope begins to wane as we worry, as we look into the future and see no way out, as we experience pain and loss. Our hope is attacked by the reality that life can be difficult, injustices exist and we see more evil that good, more hate than love.
So how do we store up hope? How do we replace worry and anxiety with hope? We read, we remember and we respond. We read stories of God’s goodness and sovereignty in the Bible. We remember His good and sovereign acts. We respond by choosing to believe these things.
What stories have you read and can you read? What can you remember? Choose to respond in belief. If you’re struggling, talk to God, talk to a friend. It’s okay, but do not give up trying to store up hope.
**Sit quietly again for as much time as is available to you.**
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