56:060921
Girding the Mind
5) The Optimistic Mind .. “Hope to the end, or Hope perfectly”
Lamentations 3:24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!” 26 It is good that one should hope and wait quietly” Psalms 71:14 “But I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more”
From a very young age I tried to be positive in all I did, no matter what I was doing. I always thought of the glass half full. That was till once I was asked what was in the glass? Lol No matter what befalls me, I thank God and give Him the glory. The more your able to train your mind, and nurture Gods word in your heart, then no matter what comes your way you’ll handle the problem with Gods guidance.
I) The Object of the ChristianAnd to hope the end for the grace that is brought unto you the revelation of Christ Jesus’. Meaning:- Christ Jesus is on His way, so to is the grace that will be revealed in it’s fullness of His coming.
Revelation 1:4 “Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come”
Have no mistake He is on His way, when all will be weighed, let not you be found wanting, as the clock is counting down to when Jesus will be King over all. It’s not to late to sow, the question is ‘am I prepared to sow’? It’s not just helping old ladies across the street, it is far .. far .. far more than this. One of the object of being a Christian is to be fruitful. Not, to fear what other may think of us, bearing fruit is sharing Christ with friends co-workers, even strangers. These can be the easiest as they know you not, so you don’t have see them day to day. Unbeknown to me I had ones praying for me that I knew not. in a chance meeting at a bus stop on my way to work, a woman collapsed. I was nursing on a respiratory ward, together with another lady of around the same age, we looked after this poor woman till the ambulance came. After the lady and I chatted on the bus, at my bus stop we said our good byes. That was till one one day with Gods guidance I turned up at the Church. So you ask what is our 'Objective', well there is ytour answer, to be fruitful. Sow just because they don't come to your Church, we need to SOW.
Psalm 126:5 "Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, Bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing"
Just as we sow to reap a harvest, we must be careful how we sow as well. You can sow sorrow just as you sow joy .. Proverbs 16:28 "A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends" .. So you can see we need be careful of what we sow.
11) The Quality of the Christian hope .. that is Hope Perfectly
There are degrees in hope, which you’ll find them weak at first, but should always be developed and over time strengthen with much .. Job 17:7 “Where then is my hope? As for my hope, who can see it?” .. This has to be one of things, whilst unseen, is a maker or breaker of attitudes, that helps us get up in the morning to face the new day. We may not want to, you may have loved one . . pets to look after . . but the one that should always be our lips, is our Heavenly Father, for He alone can help you. Listen to how the Psalmist said it in 16:9 “Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope”
We always go to sleep at night hoping of a good nights sleep, hoping to awaken rested, with batteries fully charged, for the coming day. I have to say I get frustrated all the ‘flip-floppers’, these just can’t make up their minds or ..Psalms 119:113/114 “I hate the double-minded, But I love Your law. 114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word” . . Lamentations 3:24/6 “The Lord is my portion, says my soul, Therefore I hope in Him! 25 The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him. 26 It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the Lord” . . . no matter what life is throwing at you, gird-your-mind’ in Gods word of encouragement, always never loose hope. Remember these words .. Psalms 71:14 “But I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more” .. They start here telling us that “I ...[you] will” .. not a ‘I might think about this some time, may be never’ God can bring your life so much if only surrender to Him.
In the midst of our life’s storm, our boats may rock back and forth, sway too and throw, till we feel there is no more hope, as it has been washed over board .. BUT . . . STOP . . .WAIT .. Hebrews 6:19 “This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil” .. did you hear that an anchor for our soul .. “both sure and steadfast” .. no matter what, His anchor won’t move, not even the devil can move it. Once surrendered to God through our Lord Jesus Christ we can hope eternal.
For the first time here, let me ask you ‘what is hope to you’? Wishful thinking ~ ‘With out any form of foundation’ may be? ~’A sense of confident expectation’? .. The best thing about biblical Hope, is that all the promises come from God, his promises have substance. Listen it was when I was getting baptised, my bank was well over drawn. Yet I had a month of bills, I needed petrol to get to work, food for month, then over and above these I needed money so I could drive my car on a 600 mile round trip to pick up Mum & Dad, all so they could witness my Baptism. I was down to my last pound, so I prayed to our Heavenly Father .. “you know this is my last pound (£1.00). You know my coming month, I need help oh Father God”, and as the offering basket came by I emptied my wallet there in ..
Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom” (Also Act 4:31)
.. that was in the first week of April 1997, I was baptised on the 1st of May 1997. God told me to go and talk with the bank manager, so I did. Now by this time I was over drawn by £200.00. Whilst speaking with him, he said look, as he wiped out my over draft. I had, from God, food for 2months, I had plenty of money to bring Mum & Dad down to the baptismal service, and beyond. Now before I give my full testimony, lets get back to the message.
Hope is never inferior of faith, but it is an extension of faith. But faith is the possession of grace, though hope is confidence in grace’s of future accomplishments to come. Our hope is not just once in our tomorrows in Christ Jesus. Our hope in Christ is for all our tomorrows. Let this scripture help show you the .. WHAT .. WHERE .. WHEN .. HOWS ..hope should be in … 1 Thessalonians 1:2/3 “We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, 3 remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father
We always go to sleep at night hoping of a good nights sleep, hoping to awaken rested, with batteries fully charged, for the coming day. I have to say I get frustrated all the ‘flip-floppers’, these just can’t make up their minds or ..Psalms 119:113/114 “I hate the double-minded, But I love Your law. 114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word” . . Lamentations 3:24/6 “The Lord is my portion, says my soul, Therefore I hope in Him! 25 The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him. 26 It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the Lord” . . . no matter what life is throwing at you, gird-your-mind’ in Gods word of encouragement, always never loose hope. Remember these words .. Psalms 71:14 “But I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more” .. They start here telling us that “I ...[you] will” .. not a ‘I might think about this some time, may be never’ God can bring your life so much if only surrender to Him.
In the midst of our life’s storm, our boats may rock back and forth, sway too and throw, till we feel there is no more hope, as it has been washed over board .. BUT . . . STOP . . .WAIT .. Hebrews 6:19 “This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil” .. did you hear that an anchor for our soul .. “both sure and steadfast” .. no matter what, His anchor won’t move, not even the devil can move it. Once surrendered to God through our Lord Jesus Christ we can hope eternal.
For the first time here, let me ask you ‘what is hope to you’? Wishful thinking ~ ‘With out any form of foundation’ may be? ~’A sense of confident expectation’? .. The best thing about biblical Hope, is that all the promises come from God, his promises have substance. Listen it was when I was getting baptised, my bank was well over drawn. Yet I had a month of bills, I needed petrol to get to work, food for month, then over and above these I needed money so I could drive my car on a 600 mile round trip to pick up Mum & Dad, all so they could witness my Baptism. I was down to my last pound, so I prayed to our Heavenly Father .. “you know this is my last pound (£1.00). You know my coming month, I need help oh Father God”, and as the offering basket came by I emptied my wallet there in ..
Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom” (Also Act 4:31)
.. that was in the first week of April 1997, I was baptised on the 1st of May 1997. God told me to go and talk with the bank manager, so I did. Now by this time I was over drawn by £200.00. Whilst speaking with him, he said look, as he wiped out my over draft. I had, from God, food for 2months, I had plenty of money to bring Mum & Dad down to the baptismal service, and beyond. Now before I give my full testimony, lets get back to the message.
Hope is never inferior of faith, but it is an extension of faith. But faith is the possession of grace, though hope is confidence in grace’s of future accomplishments to come. Our hope is not just once in our tomorrows in Christ Jesus. Our hope in Christ is for all our tomorrows. Let this scripture help show you the .. WHAT .. WHERE .. WHEN .. HOWS ..hope should be in … 1 Thessalonians 1:2/3 “We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, 3 remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father
. . . When your ebb is low, and you think that there is NO hope left to speak of, well there is, read this again & again & again, even post of your fridge door, put it on you Facebook ~ Twitter ~ Instagram, you get the idea, so that it not only helps you but that you can help someone else whom might be struggling too.
Prayer ..
In the Name above every name , that is Christ Jesus, let us Gird our minds and thoughts so as to bring us peace with our soul, thank you Heavenly Father, we shall have peace in you.
Amen
