Beacon of Hope

Do you have HOPE? If you know Jesus, then you do. Or you should. Because frankly, our hope is in trusting that Jesus will do what He promised. And I have yet to read anywhere in the Bible where He ever went back on a promise.

So what is hope? Hope is actually having faith and a whole lot more…

“Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.” ~Hebrews 11:1 (NLT) (emphasis mine)

God wants us to have hope. He wants us to believe in Him, believe He can and will change our circumstances, our lives. Hope is having a positive attitude…in everything. Believe that God can change you and He will. But many times people begin to believe the lies of the world and the one in the world…the devil. And their lives become so hope-LESS that they give up. They have forgotten WHOM they belong to!

“Return to the stronghold [of security and prosperity], you prisoners of hope; even today do I declare that I will restore double your former prosperity to you.” ~Zechariah 9:12 (AMP) (emphasis mine)

Becoming a prisoner of hope basically causes us to put all of our trust in God and believe that He will come through for us. It actually FREES us from the lies we believed in the past. It frees us from our anxieties, our despair, and that feeling of hopelessness.

When we trust in the Lord, we give Him permission to take over, so we don’t have to worry about our lives. Trust. Faith. HOPE. Putting these into practice makes us capable of achieving great things in the very God Who made us, Who shines through our lives like a beacon to others. Who knows…putting hope into practice in our own lives just might give hope to someone else.

I think we should start a HOPE Epidemic…what do you think?

Shelley Wilburn

Shelley Wilburn has been writing since the age of twelve. She loves stories and adventures, and often finds herself getting into mischief with any one of her six grandchildren. She has written several articles and devotionals over the years for various newspapers, women's magazines, and newsletters. She has also co-authored devotionals. Shelley began writing full-time in 2012 after being healed of over 40 years of depression and anxiety. Using her love of writing, and wearing mismatched socks, Shelley has developed a unique ministry of encouraging others using biblical truths and stories from her own personal life. When not writing, you can find Shelley and her husband of over 30 years, D.A. zipping down the road in their newest adventure-maker, a bright orange, Mustang convertible Shelley has laughingly dubbed The Pony.