What is hope? The following just occurred to me. Hope is my energy, and energy generates motivation. Thus, when hope dwindles, motivation weakens, and when hope grows, motivation strengthens. So, if my hope is fully in God and His promise of eternal life, then I will be completely motivated to let His Son, Jesus, live His life through me, and I will live the life God created me to live.
So, the amount of hope determines the amount of work I am willing and desiring to do. If my hope is chasing a vain aspiration then my motivation and desire to work for God is diverted to my own hope of fulfilling a dream that that is governed by temporal uncertainties. Now the vicious cycle of uncertainty breeds fear, fear of failing evolves to doubt, and doubt, if left to slither around in our mind is like a boa constrictor curling, quickly wrapping, and devastatingly crushing our hopes. We sense the doubt is there, but often will not react until hopes feel crushed. However, conversely doubt should be an alerting siren and flashing warning light going off with a message stating our hope is not to be founded in our own ability, and propel us to a place of seeking God's face, and submitting all we are, and attempting to understand the relevance of God's grace that redeemed us from death to life, and rekindling our faith in God All Mighty.
Isaiah 40:31 “But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.”
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