Anchored in Hope

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It’s crazy out there right now. Are you feeling it? The punches to the gut keep coming in the headlines, and the home front is under constant attack, too.

It’s hard to hold on to hope when your mind is cluttered with images of despair. How do you push back the darkness and press passed the doubt?

Watching the Olympics has helped some. I see hope in those determined feet bouncing off the diving board. I sense something greater is ahead when I watch the tiny power house gymnast stand on a precipice and say, “I got this.”

It’s amazing how flipping the switch on our perspective can pick us up from the mire and help us conquer the mountain.

Here’s the thing: Today, “I got this” because I’ve got Jesus in my corner.

So no matter how crazy it gets, I got this with Him.

See my hope is not rooted in the 6 o’clock news or the stock market. My hope is not founded on my dress size or my salary.

My hope is anchored to Jesus.

And this anchor is not weighted downward and immobile. I am tethered to an upward hope in heaven that keeps me moving forward.

How to Stay Anchored in Hope:

  • Look forward in expectation:Β One day, Christ will return to rescue us from the darkness. Stay focused on the glory to come (I John 3:1-3, NLT).
  • Shout out God’s praises:Β He doesn’t waste a single moment of your life. He is strengthening your frame through every difficult step you take in faith (Romans 5:1-5, MSG).
  • Trust Jesus with laughter and singing: Want to make the devil disappear? Start singing “I’ve got the joy, joy, joy down in my heart” at the top of your lungs. Β Stay lighthearted and worshipful as you wait on God (I Peter 1:3-9, MSG).
  • Pursue wisdom: Doubt dispels when you flood your heart and mind with truth (Proverbs 24:14, NIV).
  • Tap into your power source: The power of Christ who overcame death itself lives in you. The Holy Spirit will fill you up with joy and peace as you surrender to Him (Romans 15:13, NLT).
  • Remember God’s mercies are new every morning: God is still on the throne. The sun will rise tomorrow. Greater things are ahead. He loves you with an unfailing love that never quits (Lamentations 3:19-33, MSG).

Hope overflows from the soul that is anchored to Christ. Β 

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21 Comments

  1. Lyli, I just love coming here on Thursdays because you ALWAYS have something good that encourages me. I love your practical ideas about holding onto HOPE. I’m reading it too and am finding it helpful. (Even though I’m not particularly prone to depression, of course I struggle, and it’s helping me in so many practical ways.)

  2. I look forward to getting a copy of Michelle’s book and absorbing those nuggets of wisdom she shares. Praying that God uses her words and her love for Him to bring hope and His healing into the lives of those needing more and more of His love.

    And I love the way bloggers love on one another by sharing and encouraging! Thanks for promoting Michelle’s book, Lyli.

    Blessings!

    Dawn

    1. Dawn,
      It is my prayer that readers will find His help, hope, and healing in the pages of “Hope Prevails”!
      And many thanks to friends like Lyli who help spread the word so that even more can hear of it and receive help!

    1. Thanks, June. Most of the material here actually came from a video a made for a Consilium small group Bible study that I did with my online buddy Summer about a year ago. — I did a short video teaching, & I found the video on my phone this week.

  3. Lyli, I linked yesterday but did not have time to spend here with you. I returned today mainly because I knew I would be encouraged. And I am so glad I did! Truly hope does overflow from a soul anchored to Christ. No matter what it looks like as we look out and about, we will not shift nor drift for our anchor holds. Thank you so much for sharing your words with us all. Blessings!

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