Heb 13:8 God is the same yesterday, today and forever.
Currently, the whole world is feeling the frustration of things happening to them. We all are facing things we cannot control. These last two weeks I have talked with many people that feel frustrated because things seemed out of their control. We did not plan for a virus.
I met with a girl a few weeks ago. She struggles with anger. When I ask her “Why?” the reason she said she struggled, was that she can’t control things and that makes her angry and her emotions are out of control. She really believed that she is responsible for making all things work well. Last time I checked, it said God makes all things work together for the good of those that love Him.
One day my world seemed normal, and the next day it is turned upside down. I was going to do this and I planned that and now nothing seems to be the same. We all struggle with change!
The enemy wants to use any situation as a door to sow hopelessness and anger. He wants you to feel like everything is bad and only getting worse.
Now is the time to be vigilant and know the enemy’s schemes.
2 Cor 2:11 Lest satan takes advantage of us because we are not ignorant of his devices.
The lie the enemy tells us is this: If I feel in control, things are going to be fine.
Is it okay if I cannot control my circumstances?
The reality is that we have never been able to control our circumstances. We can plan and we can execute a few things but none of us know what tomorrow holds. You have been living your whole life with that premise and you were totally fine. You went to bed last night and set the alarm, not knowing if you will wake up. That is Hope. What is happening today is no different. Plans can change, experiences can change but it should not make you feel fearful all of a sudden.
What does the world think Hope is? The dictionary defines Hope as:
- a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.
- a feeling of trust.
- want something to happen or be the case.
Can you see that they are looking at the wrong thing? Their hope is in something that can change any moment.
Biblical definition is:
- Hope is the confident expectation of what God has promised and hope’s strength is in His faithfulness.
This is much better. Hope in God.
What does the Bible teach us about “Hope?”
The first thing I see is this promise.
- “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
What do I Hope for?
- God knows our needs.
- He is more than able to supply what we need.
- Stay focused on God, not your need.
Don’t allow the enemy to change your priority. God first the everything else.
