{"id":1112,"date":"2024-10-23T18:18:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T22:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valordisciple.com\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2024-10-23T18:29:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T22:29:50","slug":"hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valordisciple.com\/hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope and Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][\/vc_row][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Truth and Hope<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever looked at the world, your workplace, your friendships, your family, your finances, your health and found yourself desperately looking for or clinging to hope?\u00a0 I have.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOPE <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Noun: \u00a0<\/em>a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>My hope is that the Yankees win the World Series<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Verb:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>want something to happen or be the case.\u00a0 <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1114 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valordisciple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Yankees.jpeg?resize=300%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I am hoping that the Yankees win the World Series.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My hope is real, it is a fact that I am rooting for the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It is also a fact that many others are hoping for the Dodgers to win.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Is it true that the Yankees will win?\u00a0 Is it true that the Dodgers will win?\u00a0 Well, we will find out.<\/p>\n<p>Hopes are forward looking and not determinative. When the Series is over, we will know whose hopes were borne out in reality and whose were found to not be.<\/p>\n<p>No amount of \u2018really really wanting \u2018 or \u2018 really hoping\u2019 will impact the result.\u00a0 Crossing our fingers is not leverage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hope is kind of an anxious word<\/strong> \u2013 a desire for a certain thing to occur.\u00a0 It can be filled with waiting, fears, excitement, pain, emotions etc. In time, the validity of our hopes will be proven out by reality, by the truth of what occurs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Truth on the other hand is firm<\/strong>, determined, solid, certain and everlasting.<\/p>\n<p>Now, imagine that somehow I knew, for certain, before a game was played that the Yankees were going to win.\u00a0 Either I time-traveled to December or I understood that there were cheating methods in place to guarantee a Yankee win.<\/p>\n<p>In this scenario, my \u2018hoping\u2019 the Yankees would win would really be better stated as \u201cI know the Yankees will win\u201d<strong>.\u00a0 <\/strong>It would be<strong> a sure hope<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 Truth determines the validity of the hope. You with me?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u2018I sure hope\u2019\u00a0 (crossing your fingers hope) vs sure hope \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We have a wonderful invitation, a great opportunity, a firm, hope-filled path to live upon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Psalm 119:105&#8243;Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path&#8221; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Like knowing the outcome of the World Series before it begins, we know things that will always be true. Always! God\u2019s Word is a <strong>sure hope<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>John 17:17 \u00a0&#8220;Sanctify them through thy truth: <strong>thy word is truth<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Faith is synonymous with knowing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Hebrews 11:1 : Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the certainty of things not seen&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take a moment<\/strong> and consider your life \u2013 or the lives of others.\u00a0 What are you hoping for?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Looking for direction? Which way to go? Which job to choose? \u201cI hope I make the right choice.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Proverbs 3:5-6 &#8220;Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your steps&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cDarn! Why did this happen?! The opposite of what I wanted\u201d \u201cI\u2019m starting to feel like there is no hope\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Romans 8:28:\u00a0&#8220;And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201c<strong>That\u2019s another fine mess I\u2019ve gotten myself into. I hope I can get out of this mess<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Psalm 18:30:\u00a0&#8220;God&#8217;s way is perfect. All the LORD&#8217;s promises prove true.<\/em><em> He is a shield for all who look to him for protection&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Corinthians 1:9:\u00a0&#8220;God is faithful\u201d \u00a0(<\/em>reliable, trustworthy, and therefore ever true to His promise, and He can be depended on)&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cI really screwed up, I hope I\u2019m not forever lost!<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>2 Timothy 2:13, which states, &#8220;If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself&#8221; <\/em>\u00a0(Independent of and inclusive of us and our actions \u2013 He is faithful)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201c<strong>Oh my, how am I going to afford to live?!\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Matthew 6:25-26 \u201cIs not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? <sup>26<\/sup> Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><strong>So how can we live in sure hope, when things seem so uncertain? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The truth is that we can know the outcome of the \u2018game\u2019 even though the scoreboard may threaten a different ending.\u00a0 By exercising His promises. These are certain.<\/p>\n<p>Like hope, promises are forward looking. The truth of His promises ensures and secures the future.<\/p>\n<p><em>2 Corinthians 1:20: &#8220;For no matter how many promises God has made,\u00a0 they are &#8216;Yes&#8217; in Christ.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Hope is an open door, a waiting, a question.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Truth answers the door.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1113 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valordisciple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hope.jpeg?resize=209%2C149&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"149\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I hope you will take my words as encouragement.\u00a0 This is the truth!<\/p>\n<p>Would love to discuss and encourage you &#8211; leave a comment.<\/p>\n<p>I will accept your prayers and support.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; 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