LET HOPE CARRY YOU FORWARD

YOU ARE BLESSED - 366 DEVOTIONS

MAY 18

LET HOPE CARRY YOU FORWARD

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.

Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

Helen Keller

Have you ever tried to force yourself to work on something that you already perceived to be doomed to failure?  You saw the writing on the wall and you suspected that no matter what you did, there was little hope of success.  Chances are the project failed.  Chances are you predicted accurately that is could not work because you had no confidence in it.

Maybe you’ve had the experience of something only you believed in, something others said would fail, but against all odds, you kept working at it and to everyone’s amazement, it worked splendidly.  What was the difference?  The main difference was one of attitude.  In one case you were optimistic and driven by that sense of possibility, you searched for every possible way to make it work.

When you have hope in something and believe in it fully, God sees the motivation of your heart and blesses your work.  Move forward in hope today for the things you truly believe are possible.

You are my hope, O Lord GOD; You are my trust from my youth

Psalm 71:5 NKJV

Lord, it’s so easy to get discouraged when others don’t believe

I’m on the right path, but help me to move forward any time

the path is one You are traveling with me.

Amen