"Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD."(Psalm 31:24)

"Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD."(Psalm 31:24)

"Hope in the Lord". The word "Hope" in this passage means to wait patiently for something that you are trusting in God for. Where there is hope, there is life and anticipation. The word hope in the New Testament Greek means to expect or anticipate something from God. If you are so empty that all of your hope is gone then your heart is sick. A sick heart produces negative energy in your life that draws negative things into your zone or your space. "The hope of the righteous shall be gladness;"(Proverbs 10:28). Our hope brings us gladness but when we have no hope we are sick. "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life."(Proverbs 13:12) If we walk around with a chip on our shoulder as if the world owes us something, that chip will draw things into your life that will continually knock if off your shoulder which will keep you in a negative state of mind!! You wonder why bad things never stop getting mailed to your address, you draw them to you with your attitude. Hope fulfilled brings a "Tree of Life", that bear fruit, fruit from the Holy Spirit will empower your life. Once you break the cycle of negativity off of you and start a new cycle of "faith, hope and love", GET READY because your life is about to change for the good. In this hopeless, negative world we live in, this is not an easy task but it can be done. Notice the words "strength" and "courage" in the verse above, it will take both. Ok, Bro Scott, I'm ready for a change, what's the first step? Read every verse in the Bible that has anything to do with hope, talk to God and get in a church that preaches HOPE. Stop the merry-go-round of despair and get on the "Path of Life", it starts right now with you wherever you are.

Pastor Scott L. Boatner
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