I'm Hoping!

Life would sure be depressing if it were not for hope. In fact, so many people get depressed because they honestly believe that life will stay at the same level they have always known. Many people believe that their finances, relationships and life will never become anything more than the dysfunction they currently experience. I can relate! There are times in my life where I tend to focus more on the negative situations around me instead of the changeless promise that God has for me. When I focus on the negative I immediately replace my trust in God with trusting myself or some other illegitimate means of trust.

This is the point depression begins to settle in. We were never created to trust in our selves. God created us to trust in Him. So much emotional distress could be avoided if we would simply learn to trust Him when life is spinning out of control. Trusting God is the foundation for true hope, and hope diminishes depression. Romans 15:13 says “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit”. Wow! How would our life be different if we consistently “overflowed with hope”?? I venture to say that we would make major marks for The Kingdom in our communities with this overage of hope.