God's Hope

Romans 15:13 "My the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."
I will never forget when I read this scripture a few months ago.  With tears running down my face I made it my personal prayer.  I realized I needed God to fill me with His hope, because I had none of my own.  Yes, I trusted in Him, and yes, I know He will do what He said He would, but...and I made my list.
Are you at a place in your life where you feel like there is no hope to see changes?  Or in a situation where you are being backed into a hopeless corner? God is a God of hope.  He fills us with His joy and His peace.  He does this as we trust in Him.  And, when He does this, as we trust in Him, His hope overflows in us by the power of His Holy Spirit.
I made this my prayer because I needed God's hope to overflow in me.  In the moments when I saw no hope, and wondered if me choosing to trust in Him will do anything.
I made this my prayer because I needed to keep focus on what God says He will do and to hope in that and not hope in those around me or myself.
I made this my prayer because I needed God's hope to keep me sane as I trust in Him even though nothing seems to be happening.
I needed God's hope.  You need God's hope.  We all need God's hope always.
Make this scripture your prayer.  Praying scripture verses is even more powerful.
My prayer went like this: "My God of hope, please fill me with Your joy and peace as I trust in You.  May Your hope overflow inside me by the power of Your Holy Spirit"
Have a awesome weekend.  Pray for Belize!