All I Have Is Hope In God

Psalm 42:11 Why are you cast down, O my inner self? And why should you moan over me and be disquieted within me? Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall yet praise Him, Who is the help of my countenance, and my God. Psalm 31:24 Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for and hope for and expect the Lord! My spirit has been down since Friday. Why, because it seems as if my family is not getting ahead. Nothing but bad news has hit us since last Friday. I could feel my spirit sinking deep into despair. I could feel my spirit going from joyful to depression. I can not let this happen, yet I can not fight it by myself either. I need help. I needed someone to whisper in my ear,

"Valerie Lynn, everything is going to be all right. Just hold on to God's unchanging hand."

What did I get instead? A little demon "imp" filling my head with doubt, gloom and despair.

"Valerie Lynn, things will not look up for you. You are just wasting your time. Why are you even trying? You are just believing in something which will never happen". These are the thoughts which came to me. "My God, help me", I cried!

The "still small voice" inside of me said, "Keep your hope alive in God. Keep your hope alive in God." I read the above scriptures out loud until those nagging and doubtful thoughts went away. I read them out loud until I could feel my spirit begin to be lifted up once again. I was determined I would not stop until my mind was renewed in God's word and His promises.

I know that my hope in God is all I have. The mess my family is in can not be fixed by anything we do. We have tried, and we have failed. BUT GOD!!!!!!!

God will indeed take care of it. We just have to be patient and allow Him to work everything out for us. I know He hears our prayers. I know He knows what is in our hearts. I know He knows how much we love Him. I know He knows and understands that we are HUMAN and will have these, "doubting days". I know He knows that we in fact believe in Him. I know He knows we are clinging to Him for dear life. HOPE. Yes, my Father, I will keep my hope alive in you. Yes, my Father, I will Trust, Depend and Lean on You. Yes, my Father, I will wait patiently knowing in my heart that you are already working things out for us.

Yes, my Father, I will wait Patiently and with Great Expectations for you. I love you Lord, forgive me for the doubts I had in my mind. I did not mean to have them. I am weak, but I am so glad you are strong! You are my hope. I know everything will be all right. I thank-you for your grace and your mercy. I thank you for loving me. I thank you for understanding what I am going through. I thank you for being my loving Father. I will trust in you. I will depend on you. I will put all of my hope in you. I love you.

To YOU, Father God, be all the glory forever and ever! Psalm 39:7 And now, Lord, what do I wait for and expect? My hope and expectation are in You. Lamentations 3:24 The Lord is my portion or share, says my living being (my inner self); therefore will I hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him

Grace and Peace (All Scripture from Amplified Bible)