The true sign that we have a relationship with Christ, is that we believe in the future more than the past. We can not look at our past for confidence from things we have accomplished, nor can we look at our past in order to condemn ourselves for the failures & sins in our life.
He has plans for each one of us to grow in His grace so that we have hope in our future. Hope gives us the ability to dare, strength to face our day to day struggles, & the ability to live adventurously.
Hope comes from something or someone else. True hope comes from Christ & His ability to create something wonderful in our lives. His resurrection is our ultimate source of hope. Nothing, not even death could defeat Him. So if He is in us that means we cannot be defeated.
He knows the future & His plans for us are good & full of hope. As long as God provides our agenda & goes with us, we can have boundless hope. This does not mean that we will be spared pain, suffering, or hardship, but that God will see us through to the end.
In times of dire circumstances, it may appear as though God has forgotten you. But God may be preparing you for a new beginning with Him. If we seek Him wholeheartedly He will be found. Neither sorrow or physical problems can break our fellowship with God.
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For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. (Jeremiah 29:11 RSV)
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