walk by faith not by sight
Luck is an unpredictable force outside of our control that is governed by chance.
Hope anticipates the good and wishes for the best and is driven by faith, not chance.
Luck is interchangeable between the positive and the negative, whereas Hope is constantly positive.
“We walk by faith, not by sight and we are confident…” 2 Corinthians 5 verse 7 and 8a
Vicissitudes of life
Today’s Inspire
Hope, Faith and Love
These are Vicissitudes of Life:
Hope is Expective
Faith is Acceptive
Love is Receptive or Responsive
Hope is expective
For surely there is an end; and your expectation shall not be cut off Proverbs 23 verse 18
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11 verse 1
Believe without doubting
Jesus saith to him, “if thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” Mark 9 verse 23
Believe means:
to accept that is true
without doubting
to have faith/trust in someone
to all is possible or expected. Lord Jesus give us unwavering (firm, lasting) faith. (Vicissitudes of Life, 2007)
We always doubt God and think He does not answer fast enough.
As for God, His way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: He is a buckler to all those that trust in Him. Psalm 18 verse 30
We always doubt God and think that he does not answer fast enough. We want to tell Him what to do. We become so impatient. We forget that He is in control. How simple it would be to just hand over the reins to Him and enjoy the ride. (Vicissitudes of Life, 2007)
Times keeps moving forward never backwards.
Time keeps moving forward never backwards. Life does not stand still for anyone in this world, no matter how hard the desire is to hold onto a good moment to savor it and to digest into memory, that moment passes quickly as water through the fingers. Life at best is very brief. No matter how life is composed, whether made of good times, bad times, happiness or sadness it is moving forward. No one on this earth can stop time or turn back its cruel hands. But there is comfort in the knowledge of hope.
Without hope we are most miserable. Hope enables us to glance up and to look ahead and not behind, to see a promise of something that can be and as faith would gain strength, will be.
“…who against hope believed in hope…” Romans 4 verse 18 a
“ Is not my help in me? And is wisdom driven quite from me? Job 6 verse 13 KJV
We often say that we trust the Lord but when the test of faith comes, we break down. There is a saying; you never know the strength of tea until it is steeped in hot water. ( Vicissitudes of Life, 2006)
But for now in this early part of the year 2020, the beginning of this new decade, it is important to practise social distancing in order to flatten the curve so that things can get back to normal.
Saying this is the new normal is like saying there is no hope.
Is it normal to stay in our homes for days, weeks or even months; some people live alone whereas others live with roommates, family or pets. Is it normal to wear a mask out in public going to work or to appointments or just out picking up groceries?
Is it normal to put a long awaited wedding, class graduation or birthday party online and have friends and family post in through social media because everyone in the city has to remain apart, at a two meter distance?
That isn’t normal. That isn’t living. But for now in this early part of the year 2020, the beginning of this new decade, it is important to practise social distancing in order to flatten the curve so that things can get back to normal. Back to a time when socializing was to laugh, talk and be happy face to face without this virus hanging in the air.
The days of getting together with friends and family for some kind of social aren’t gone forever. This is only a bump along the road of life and rest assured, “all these things must come to pass. But the end is not yet.” (Matthew chapter 24: verse 8, KJV)
There is always hope and without having faith, hope isn’t possible
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen,” and hope does not disappoint us. (Hebrews chapter 11 verse 1 and Romans 5 verse 5, KJV)
My Mom always said, ” trust Him where you cannot trace Him.”
When you don’t see things turning around in your life. The boss at work doesn’t give you credit and you work harder than others, the bills keep mounting up and your bank account has a zero balance, a loved one is ill or you just don’t know what to do with your life. You’ve done everything you know to do and still it isn’t enough.
Trust God
Jesus said in Mark 19 verse 27 …” with men it is impossible but not with God for with God all things are possible.
Trust Him where you cannot trace Him…
In the book of Zechariah in the Bible, chapter 2 and verse 10B
I will dwell in the midst of thee says the Lord (KJV)
God is saying He will never leave me or forsake me. The Bible says God is holy and he cannot tell a lie. If I trust Him and believe His words there will be no doubts. He is right there for me no matter where I am or where I go. The fear of being alone is clouded when I trust in His word and His presence.
In this modern world seeing is believing and anything written in the Bible is laughed at. That doesn’t matter to me because even when the world around me laughs and says there is no God, I still keep trusting in Him because I know through faith that He is real. The opinions of others doesn’t change that fact. He is the living and true God and I believe in Him.
Knowing that my God will be there for me when I fall or fail in my goals. I may have a bad day. I may be grieving over the loss of a loved one or there is some kind of illness in the family or I can not pay my bills. I am so blessed to be able to call on Him and He gives me strength and provides for me all the time. The Bible says he hears all my prayers.
Lets make this new day a good day and count our blessings. Life is too short to waste and the path of life can get very twisted and hard to walk. We need a guide. How hard would it be to make God your guide.
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