Keep Hope Alive

SCRIPTURES OF THE DAY

Romans 4:18-20

¹⁸ Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

¹⁹ And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb:

²⁰ He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

The Reverend Jesse Jackson once said, "Keep hope alive". Have you lost hope in some of the situations in your life? Do you feel like some areas you just have to deal with because they will never change? Have you given up on the promises of God?

Will you accept my encouragement today? Never give up on hope. Keep hope alive. There are times in life where you have to against all odds still have hope. Abraham is a great example of hoping against all odds. Abraham and Sarah were old and past child bearing years BUT they were given a promise. Against all natural and emotional barriers they decided to release hope and believe in the promise. 

Let's pull out a few key points from this passage of scripture. 

1. Abraham believed the promise

2. Abraham exercised faith

3. Abraham did not give room to unbelief/ He continued to hope for that which seemed impossible

4. Abraham gave glory (very great praise/honor) to God

I also want to remind you that Abraham had a relationship with God. 

As you examine the points above, I challenge you to incorporated these points into your life that you may regain hope. Hope that is exercised will move you into faith. Faith that is exercised moves God. When God moves, things are transferred from the spiritual realm into being manifested in the natural. 
Don't lose hope. Don't allow disbelief to set in your mind and don't allow your emotions to dictate the essence of your situations. For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. (2 Corinthians 1:20)
So I encourage you today to shake yourself and speak life! Remember that if God said it it shall come to pass. You must also do your part. Don't delay God's promises in your life by walking in unbelief and the emotional jail of hopelessness. 
It just dropped in my spirit to let you know that you, my friend, have been waiting on God but God wants you to know that He has been waiting on you! Do you need to make some adjustments in your life by using some of the key points in the passage? God don't move because of desperation but God moves because of faith.
I speak life over you today and I exercise my faith believing that your mind will be renewed and that hope will be alive in your heart and mind. 
Beloved, remember as a man/woman thinketh in his heart so is he! ...  (Proverbs 23:7)