May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing--through the experience of your faith--that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing(bubbling over) with hope.
– Romans 15:13
You know, how cool would that be... to be running over with hope!!
I wish I was brave enough to throw my whole life and everything I have... into building a dream that comes straight from the heart of God. (That would be Beast!!) I wish I was brave enough to get out there so far... that without God's help, I could't make it back.
Many people don't think that way though because they're afraid to fail.... I don't know about you, but I can't stand it when I fail... I hate it!!!
You see, the fear of failure is so dangerous. If you let it dominate you, it will cause you to do the one thing that inevitably guarantees failure.... that's not attempting at all.
How do you overcome the fear of failure?
1. You turn up your hope.
2. You get alone with God and listen to Him.
3. You meditate on His promises until the picture is so clear on the inside of you that nothing can shake it out of you.
Here's an example: If you're lying on a sickbed and the doctor told you, you'll never walk again, instead of wallowing around in self-pity, you start dreaming.
You start building a dream of climbing mountains and witnessing to people in the backwoods.
Go to the Word that promises that those who wait upon the Lord shall run and walk and not faint or be weary.
Look at it until you see nothing else. Picture yourself walking for miles and running from one place to the next, telling everyone that Jesus has raised you up and made you whole.
That's what hope is all about. It's a divine dream. It's an inner image that's bigger than you are because it's built on the promises of God.
If you're a Christian, you ought to be a dreamer. (Dream BIG!!) Take the Word of God and build some dreams today.
Until next week, enjoy your Soul Food!!!
Blessings,
Burk
