“Take inventory of what you are hoping for.”

A thought by Les Parrott, (2012-08-02) from his book, You're Stronger Than You Think: The Power to Do What You Feel You Can't (p. 57). Tyndale House Publishers. Kindle Edition.

Dr. Parrot is dealing here with the strength and power that comes from expectancy in your mind.  And one way to start this is to make a list of ten things that you hope for. 

It is all about focus.  Have you ever thought about the power of light?  A light bulb turned on has the power to light a room but when it is focused into a laser it has the power to cut through steel.

God has given our mind the potential to accomplish unbelievable things.  But we don’t use it the way He has created it to be used.  We fill it with so much useless negative self-talk that it loses its ability to accomplish anything.  Somehow we need to fill it with the hope of expectancy.

After I read this thought this morning I stopped and took out my iPhone and went to the Notes app and started a list of top ten hopes.  That was really exhilarating and even emotional.  And through the day I have been thinking about one particular one and what it would feel like when it happened and then what I could do to start to make it happen.  God uses a hope-filled mind to accomplish a more satisfying life for you and me to live.

Of course you then think of steps for you to do to accomplish your most meaningful hope and then put at least two of them into action as soon as possible.  There must be action in order to get what you hope for.  Again it is the power of focus in your mind which helps to bring about a healthy, happy, satisfying life not a toxic, defeated, depressing one.

So what are ten of your hopes?