Hope is a feeling of what is wanted will happen or desire accompanied by expectation. What is the main thing you hope for?  Be real with yourself; what is your deepest desire? I can answer it for a lot of you and to tell you the truth it use to be one of my deepest desires. The desire to have no more money troubles or to do even better, to be rich.I’ve heard so many people say if I could just win the lottery my troubles would be over. Don’t get me wrong a nice sum of money would help out a whole lot but it wouldn’t end all my woes. Wanting money is not wrong but desiring it above all else is. Okay we got the main thing out of the way lets move on to your spouse or significant other, your children, job, or some other personal thing in your life. Is a lot your hope in these? I’m not telling you not to have expectations because that is a normal part of life. You should expect good things but placing all your hope in things of this world is not good at all.

Have you been let down by some big expectation in your life? How did you handle it? Maybe you are part of the ones that have your hope in the right thing or maybe you haven’t been let down hard enough yet. Do you ever wonder why drunks, drug heads, sex addicts, violence lovers, career criminals and other like these are in the shape they are in? No true eternal hope is the answer. The worst outcome of having no true eternal hope is suicide. So many people take their lives because they feel like they don’t have anything to live for. But only if they open up their eyes and see whats real and dependable. Think about what you do when the going get a little tough. Do you humble yourself before God and start praying and faithfully wait for a solution to the situation or do you turn to alcohol, drugs, sex, violence or something else like these to make you feel better? If you do your hope is in the wrong place. You don’t have to be an addict but needing these things to relieve stress show where your hope lies.

Our main hope or expectation is to have an eternal home with God. If you set that as your main focus your life will change for the better. Once you get your mind set you’re going to start seeking Christ, because the only way to God is through Jesus Christ. Something down on the inside of you is going to change and the people around you will notice that change. As long as you do the things you need to you will endure this life with some peace and joy. I’m not saying as soon as you receive Jesus as your Savior things are going to be great everyday but you will have something to sustain you in tough times and really rejoice about in good times.

So many things in this life are going to let you down. In order to survive with any victory you will have to be anchored to something reliable. Speaking for myself  if God don’t do another thing for me He’s already done enough. He sent Jesus so I could be saved. At the end of this earthly life I can go home to live with God and have eternal life. Revelation 21:3&4 says, “And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, no sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for former things have passed away.”

Prayer

Father God we rejoice at the thought of You. You are truly the Almighty. Forgive us for placing trust in worldly things. We have been deceived to believe that we need only the things of this world to survive. In this deception we are being let down. Lead us in a closer walk with You so we can sample a bit of the joy You have for us on the other side where there is unspeakable joy. We reach out to You right now. In Jesus name we pray. Amen