Posted in Connecting with God
Hopeful. Believing in what God has done and allowing belief to affect your outlook.
Hopeless. Cutting off all belief of what God has done and allowing disbelief to affect your outlook.
The journey between hopeless and hopeful is impossible for us to make without believing God and Who He says He is. It is impossible to know God without studying His Word, the Bible. Therefore, the first step from hopeless to hopeful is reading God's Word to know Him and His character. It is from this that we know that,
- God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Prov 3:34
- For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. Ps 84:11
- I will listen to what God the LORD will say; he promises peace to his people, his saints— but let them not return to folly. Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that his glory may dwell in our land. Ps 85:8-9
- You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you. Hear my prayer, O LORD; listen to my cry for mercy. In the day of my trouble I will call to you, for you will answer me. Ps 86:5-7
God will restore hope. We call to Him and He will answer. You can call to Him and He will answer. This is your first step.
