Seriously, it's inconceivable to think we've entered the Christmas season. It seems time moves more quickly than ever before. Or, maybe I'm just getting older. Anyway. Life changes for many in the Western world during this season; people not only schedule decorating, buying gifts, and going to parties, but look for ways to help others.
Consider.
This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary (Hebrews 6:19, NLT).
Hope is strength, an anchor, stability in this changing world, leading us close to God.
Meditate on hope each day during this season.
Invite hope to invade you, allowing it to be your anchor, and the power that opens the door to live the day with the "more" of God.
Make it your goal to be a part of the message of hope to the world.
Learning to Kickstart the day in hope,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
While there is the well-worn worthy argument of being too busy, buying too much, consumed with trying to make a perfect picture moment in time, most of us have the underlying desire to be a part of what Christmas is about: HOPE, the "more" of God.Hope continually surprises me. There's more to be found in each moment when we live with hope, when we are surrounded with its optimism, confidence, and conviction, when we turn away from discouragement and depression, when we live with expectancy in what "more" God has planned. When you come down to it, we either accept the gift of hope or reject it. While hurt is often an obstacle to living with hope, I've been amazed at the people I've met along the way, who despite their suffering, have held onto hope with tenacity. There's so much more to experience in life when we keep our grip on hope. Conversely, our story changes when we let go of hope, allowing discouragement and depression to take over.
The thing is . . . hurt and pain often creates fear of more of the same . . . so, hope is refused.True hope, the kind that does not disappoint, is found through Christ.
Consider.
This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary (Hebrews 6:19, NLT).
Hope is strength, an anchor, stability in this changing world, leading us close to God.
Meditate on hope each day during this season.
Invite hope to invade you, allowing it to be your anchor, and the power that opens the door to live the day with the "more" of God.
Make it your goal to be a part of the message of hope to the world.
Learning to Kickstart the day in hope,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)