“If you no longer believed in the future, you would lose all hope.”

A thought by Erwin Raphael McManus, (2006-11-14 from his book, Soul Cravings: An Exploration of the Human Spirit (p. 99). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.

I start each day with exciting anticipation. The reason is because I start my day reading the Bible and in prayer. My faith is strengthened by the Bible and my anxieties are given to God through prayer. It is a great way for me to start my day.

How do you start your day? Some turn on CNN, Fox News or their local news station and get all discouraged and fearful. The task of those outlets of information is to get you hooked on them so they push the negative to keep you involved. It plays on your fears, your anxieties to an unbelievable level. It tells you that things in life are getting worse and that kills our hope

But the Bible pushes hope. It tells you that God has a wonderful plan for your life. It says that you are loved by God. It says if you need anything just ask. It says that everything in your life as a Christ-follower works out for your good. It says for us to give Him our cares because He cares for us. It says that God so loved the world that He gave His only Son so that we could live forever. Over and over it shows how to live by faith and to have hope in our present and to believe in our future.

I started today with some things that were of concern to me. As I was reading in Psalm 50 in the Message, I found that God wants me to “call for help when you’re in trouble – I’ll help you, and you’ll honor me.” So I stopped and told Him of my needs and I knew that He heard me because He said He would and the answers have already come. I love the adventure of living with God in my life.

So how has your day gone?

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