For April our host for Thankful Thursday is Laurie at Women Taking a Stand if you want to join us. She has chosen hope for the theme this week.
One definition of hope at Dictionary.com is:
to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.
A passage I enjoy on hope in the Bible is Romans 8:18-25--
18I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. 20For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
22We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? 25But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
What are you hoping for right now? A job? A better financial situation? New friends? A good grade on a big exam? Children to fill your home? Good health? To be debt free? A promotion? Spring? We can long for so many different things everyday, big and small. Any of these things may or may not happen for you. Even if everything in your world goes wrong or is falling apart right this moment, you can still have hope. That hope is the eternal life offered by Christ. He is our hope. The world seems to be crazy and getting more crazy all the time. He is our hope. When we have Him as our Savior, we know that one day we will be with Him in Heaven. He is our hope.
Other things I've been thankful for this week:
~ my understanding, loving husband. He is just so wonderful! I love him so much!
~ my cute boy starting t-ball practice and having fun with that. It was great to watch him practice earlier this week.
~ spring time.
~ the fun time we had at the Women of Faith conference last weekend.
~ God's Word and learning from it.
Have a wonderful day! I hope your day is blessed!! Thank you for visiting. Tomorrow I will be sharing some more about Women of Faith.
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"But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently." Romans 8:25
11 comments:
Pretty powerful and motviational thoughts here Bethany... the kick in the rear that I needed? I think so!!
Love your perspective as always...
Many blessings-
Amanda
Love that passage very much!
God bless you!
I'm so glad we share that same hope, Bethany. It sounds like you had a great time at Women of Faith. That was a good Scripture to use. :)
Thank you for sharing your grateful heart with us today. Just a beautiful post about the hope that we have in Jesus Christ ...Happy TT! -Laurie
Such a nice thankful post.
Thanks for reminding me that "But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has?"
I'm so glad you shared this!
God bless you!
Thank you for this encouraging writing and scripture. God knows I'm believing for a sale; I, too, have hope in Him. The waiting is hard!
Bless you!
I've been singing that Lincoln Brewster song, "In You, in You I place my hope....Let the praises ring!" Thanks for these thoughts today.
Hi. I love your blog. I look forward to reading all about Women of Faith.
Beautiful post and very "hopeful" passage... Couldn't live without the hope of my Savior. Have a blessed tomorrow!
Thanks. I like your blog.
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