The definition of hope·less
1. Having no hope; despairing.
2. Offering no hope; bleak.
3. Incurable.
4. Having no possibility of solution; impossible.
How many of us put our hope and trust in the Lord,only to yank it back.We are like children when they go fishing,They cast the line,pull it back. cast again, and in 2 seconds they pull it back in,the line is now tangled in the weeds,The bobber and hook need to be cut off,They must start all over again.Within an hour or two fishing isn't as fun as they thought it would be.They just want to go home.And they sure are exhausted and there are no fish to bring home.
We go through life half believing that He can do what he says He can do. When things are going well.We have hope .We tell others who are in despair," Have hope, God will carry you through" we go through out the day dispensing our wisdom and quoting scripture to those in need.Why we could be on the stage like joyce meyer or the Girls from women of faith.We sure sound good!
But when the roaring waves of life come crashing down on us,we soon forget what we have told others. We begin to doubt,we become fearful.What if God doesn't answer this prayer.What if He chooses to say no.What will I do? What if He is not paying attention?
We all have things in our life that we have been praying for ,for years,sometimes decades.We see no change,as a matter of fact things have gotten worse.We have situations in our lives right now,that seem hopeless.God can do anything,but I doubt He can fix this.....Its hopeless,But you don't understand,,,there is no way they can change,Why is it,we can believe most of what we read,but if it seems hopeless in our eyes,this is the one thing God can't do.
We become doubters.How many of us pray,asking for certain things ,but as it is leaving our mouths,our minds are thinking "not going to happen"," I'll just open my mouth,but what I'm praying isn't going to happen".How can He work if we are stifling him?I picture a hand over a mouth muffling the words.If you have ever gone through the McDonalds drive thru you can relate.When they repeat your order back,most of the time you just agree and pray that it is correct. You can't understand one single word they have said.He already knows what you are praying,but He wants to hear it ,He wants you to believe it.
When we pray we need to believe, believe and receive.When things seem so hopeless that is when we need to go to him and give it to him.All of it,all of the doubt and the pain.We cannot take it back.Lay it at his feet and walk away.He will pick it up,He will carry the heavy load.
He can take the most desperate situation and breath life into it.He will take away the weariness of carrying the heavy burdens of life and hopelessness.Take the weight from your shoulders and place it at the feet of Jesus.And walk away knowing that it is already taken care of.
No amount of worrying about it,will make an ounce of difference.Cast your cares on him.like the fishermen who has fished for many years. Throw out the line,and leave it there.but instead of a fish you will have the peace of knowing He's got it.
Psa 42:5 (NNAS) Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him For the help of His presence.
Psa 71:5 (NNAS) For You are my hope; O Lord GOD, You are my confidence from my youth.
Rom 8:24-25 (NNAS) For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.
Jeremiah 29:11 (New International Version)
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Blessings
Dee
