Get Your Hopes Up

"But we who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive everything promised to us who are right with God through faith."

Galatians 5:5

NEW LIVING TRANSLATION

What are you expecting in life - Good things? Big things? Little things? Or anything at all? Whatever it is that you are expecting from God, He wants you to get your hopes up. The Bible says, "Faith is the substance of things hoped for."(Hebrews 11:1). One definition of hope is confident expectancy.

Your expectations set the limits for your life. Your life is limited based on your expectations. If you never expect anything good, you're never going to receive anything good. If you don't expect things to get better, then nothing will get better. God promises to meet you at your level of expectancy. That's why Jesus said in Matthew 9:29: "According to your faith be it done unto you." One translation simply says: "Have what your faith expects."

Make the decision to expect he favor of God in your life. Start expecting God to meet all your needs. Start expecting to overcome every challenge you encounter. Live every day of your life expecting God's blessings over your life. Don't give up all your hopes. Let us not become weary in waiting for our hopes and expectations be fulfilled. For at the right (proper, due) time we will receive everything promised to us through faith.

God's Plan of Salvation

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 1 Jn. 5:11-12

This passage tells us that God has given us eternal life and this life is in His Son, Jesus Christ. So in order to have an eternal life you must believe and receive the Son of God, Jesus Christ as your savior. In other words, the way to have eternal life is to have God's Son. As it is written in Acts 16:31, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved-you and your household."

Acts 10:43, All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.

For whosoever believe in Him will not perish but have an everlasting life.

How can a person have the Son of God? It is written in Romans 10:9-10, That if you confess with your mouth "JESUS IS LORD" and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.

Change Your World by Changing Your Words

Today's Scripture
"Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'" (Joel 3:10)

Today's Word from Joel and Victoria

Your words have incredible creative power! God says, "Let the weak say, 'I'm strong.' Let the poor say, 'I'm rich.' Let the troubled say, 'I'm free.'" Get your words lined up with God's Word. When you learn to think and speak about your future like God does, you can't help but be excited and hopeful! If you have a lot of obstacles in your path today, say, "I am strong in the Lord and the power of His might. No weapon that is formed against me is going to prosper. God always causes me to triumph." When you speak the words of victory, you'll live a life full of victory. And when you're faced with something that is bigger than you, just remember how small it is compared to God! That will give you a positive and powerful word to speak throughout the day.

God didn't bring you this far to leave you now. God didn't bring you to where you are right just to abandon you, as it is written in Hebrews 13:5, "He will never leave you nor forsake you".

God has an abundant life in store for you , which includes victory over the little things in your life that may seem big. Nothing can prevent you from being all that God wants you to be.