Hope and Confidence.

Romans 15:12-13
12 And again, Isaiah says,
"The Root of Jesse will spring up,
one who will arise to rule over the nations;
the Gentiles will hope in him."
13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Do you ever feel like a bump on a log? A hopeless fool? This may mean we approach something in a manner that we shouldn't. We may be full of fear for absolutely no reason.

I think the whole idea about fear is true when we approach God. It's the strangest thing. There is so much evidence as to why God brings hope. There has to be something around you right now, perhaps light, shelter, and food, are worth mentioning. Yes, you are supposed to fear God, but not so much so that it sucks the life out of you.

Better yet, many times we come to God lacking confidence that he will answer our calls and prayers. I'm pretty sure that God has answered prayers so many times you couldn't keep track. However, we still get stuck in a rut. We focus so much on what brings us down, that we go to God without acknowledging his awesome power.

Seek God today trusting that he will take care of you. You just have to let whatever go of whatever is holding you back. Be confident that God will show you blessings everyday through the power of his wonderful Holy Spirit.

Please feel free to listen to "God of Wonders" by Chris Tomlin because we truly do have a God of wonders.



P.S. If you have trouble with the video stopping and starting, keep the video paused, and let it "buffer" (load) as it's called for a while. You will see the red bar along the bottom advance (speed depends on your Internet connection). Wait until that bar gets pretty far along (I'd say more than halfway) before you play the video and it shouldn't pause.