Overflowing with Hope

 Being hopeless is one of the worst things that can happen to us. When we feel hopeless, we get depressed because we do not think there are any solutions to our problems. It should be a priority for us to develop as much hope as we can. There is only one way to do that. Paul told us how to overflow with hope as he wrote to the church at Rome. (Romans 15:13) His prayer for them was that the God of hope would fill them with all joy and peace as they were believing in Christ, so that they would overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. I pray that we all will understand the process Paul was describing so we can see it happen in our lives.

As Christians, we should pray for ourselves and for others that the God of hope will fill us all with all joy and peace. What this means is that we would seek God to fill us with all kinds of joy and peace. We all need joy and peace. Just think of what our lives would be like to have all joy and peace all of the time. It would be fantastic, wouldn't it? So, as we pray for God to fill us in that way and God answers our earnest, believing prayers because we are believing Him, we see the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Once we are convinced of the power of God to fill us with joy and peace, then, we know that He loves us, and He will always help us with our needs in His perfect will. In this way we come to overflow with hope. No more hopelessness or depression, only joy, peace and an abundance of hope in our hearts. See what I mean! Believe me, it is not only possible, but God desires for all of His believing children to live a life like this. I have experienced it, and I recommend it to all of my brothers and sisters in Christ.

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Tomorrow, I intend to read Romans 16 and I Corinthians 1-2.