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Posted this over a year ago. This message will never grow old. ❤ #Repost @thehopereport (@get_repost) ・・・ Everything is going to be alright. God knows, and He has your back. Relax. Fall back into your faith - not your sight. Keep your eyes fixed on Him. Don't stop. Don't quit. Press onward. Your morning is coming. 😊❤☀️🙏 ******************************** "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." ~Isaiah 40:31 ********************************** #thehopereport #dontquit #faith #onward #saturday #motivation #insta #instagram #instadaily #instapoet #instapoetry #poet #poem #love #wednesday #wednesdaywisdom #dontworry #joyiscoming #endure #believe #godsplan

Sometimes our lives appear to be an impossible, tangled mess. And the more we try to fix it, the worse it gets. Or we try our best to ignore stuff, which doesn't help either. So, what are we to do? Give in and throw in the towel? Believe this is the way life has to be? It's tempting to lose hope when life "appears" hopeless. Our circumstances can be very persuasive, leading us to pull over and park our car far too long in dark and difficult places. My prayer for you (and me) tonight is that we not turn away from what we're feeling. Rather, I pray we waive the white flag of surrender and hand our hopelessness and hot messes over to God. It's the first step in a acknowledging that these things are too big for us, but they are not too big for our God. And when we awake tomorrow, we surrender again. And the day after that. And the day after that, until our souls release the burdens (we were never meant to carry) into His faithful hands. God is ALWAYS listening to our hearts. May our hearts be in a posture of surrender as we look to Him as our refuge, our safe place, the home of our hope, the answer to it all. 🙏🏽❤ ~M. *********************************************************Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. ~Psalm 69:1 ESV ***************************************#thehopereport #surrender #tuesdaymotivation #tuesday #tuesdaymorning #instagram #instadaily #insta #peace #faith #believe #prayer #isurrenderall #daybyday #reallife #faith

I was headed home, about 5:30 one evening, when I was blessed with this absolutely amazing display of divine perfection. The picture doesn't do it justice. It was breathtaking, to say the least. This got me to thinking about how I dreaded the time change in late fall, when night arrives hours earlier. But that was before I personally witnessed this magnificence in the heavens. Now, instead of complaining about it getting dark too early, I look forward to early nightfall, anticipating how God might paint the sky next. In that moment. I realized God had gently shifted my perspective, causing me to see things in a new light, His light. I had exchanged dread for joyful anticipation! In a similar way, our problems, worries, fears, and judgements can cloud our perspective at times. When they do, we tend to only see all that's wrong instead of focusing on God's presence and the beauty and peace He offers in the midst of our messes and discontent. Is there something clouding your perspective or outlook on life? If so, I humbly encourage you to look again. With a willing and surrendered heart, let's ask God to help us see things from His perspective. I'm certain we will be incredibly blessed by what He reveals, stunning sunsets included. 🙏🏽❤ ~M. *******************************************************I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people and his incomparably great power for us who believe. ~ Ephesians 1:17-19 **************************************************************************************************** #thehopereport #jesus #god #wednesdaywisdom #joy #perspective #wednesday #wednesdaymotivation #hope #instadaily #instagram #insta #encouragement #inspiration #enlightenment #renewyourmind #healing #selfcare #selfhealing

This is the look of peace even when life isn’t peaceful. Trusting God and letting go of our control, worry fear, etc. does not come naturally. We don't normally 'feel" like it or that we're ready to let go. But here’s the thing. I believe God’s perfect peace is the byproduct of how much we INTENTIONALLY choose to TRUST God, SURRENDER and allow things to be what they are (the good, the bad, the ugly and everything in between). And here’s the odd part. The more I trust God and lean into the uncertainty - rather than being worried, anxious and trying to control outcomes - the more peace I receive. But I get it. Initially, the thought of letting go is kind of frightening. It makes me think of that childhood game where I would fall backwards, completely dependient upon the person behind me to catch me. But I did it because I trusted that my friend would not let me fall. This is exactly what God is encouraging us to do. He wants us to stop worrying, fearing, fighting, controlling, manipulating and simply fall back into His arms. He wants us to TRUST Him and know He will NOT let us fall. So, if you're facing a mountain or if you're smack dab in the middle of the valley, let go and fall back into His ever awaiting grace. God is always there waiting to catch us. He’s got me and He’s got you too. And when we trust Him, His absolutely perfect peace will overwhelm us, right in the middle of chaos and uncertainty. It's such a beautiful gift that we receive when we trust a God who can do everything but fail. ~M.❤ ********************************** "You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you." ~Isaiah 26:3 ********************************** #thehopereport #god #jesus #trust #peace #instagram #insta #friday #fridaymotivation #life#hope #rest #receive #heart #mind #soul #spirit #prayer #burdens #tranquility

#peace Peace is "not" a byproduct of our circumstances. I know it feels that way sometimes, but the peace God offers can transcend every problematic situation in our lives. How can I say that? Well, Jesus said in this world we would have trouble, yet He still promises peace. But there's a catch, we have to trust Him. We can be certain that life will offer endless opportunities to get lost and bewildered by drama and all sorts of unfortunate, distressing situations. But if we pause for a sec and "intentionally" choose to really trust God - in spite of what we see or hear- this mustard seed-sized act of faith opens our souls to receiving the divine balm of peace. Try thinking about it this way. Every trouble we encounter is an opportunity to deepen our trust in God and receive peace in exchange for our worry. God always has the gift of peace ready and waiting for us to simply receive it daily. If we look closely, we will see that, time and time again, God offers us the opportunity to choose Him over our troubles. The key word here is choose. Choice is the fork in our roads. Which way we go is always up to us. I pray, more often than not, that we choose God - the gateway to perfect peace. ***P.S. When I had a hard time trusting God, it usually meant I needed to spend more quiet time with Him. It's hard to trust someone we don't spend time with, isn't it? As my personal relationships with God developed so did my understanding of His character. This caused me to trust Him more and more - even with the messy, random, seemingly impossible stuff that life can sometimes throw our way.~M. 🙏🏽💗 ********************************** “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” ~John 16:33 ********************************** #thehopereport #jesus #trust #thoughts #relationship #faith #wednesday#wednesdaywisdom #instagram #instadaily #instapoetry #poem #poems #poetry #encouragement #hope #inspire #weareallinthistogether

The skies remind me today that, even when it looks a bit dark and stormy in our lives, it's temporary. Right there, behind those clouds, the sun is still there, shining, unmoveable, unchanged, just like our mighty, unfailing, unrivaled, trustworthy God. As we hold fast to Him, we hold fast to our hope and expectation that everything will be alright. ~M. 💗💗💗 ********************************** "fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." ~Isaiah 41:10 ********************************** #thehopereport #friday #jesus #storms #weather #nature #skywatcher #clouds #thesun #thesunisstillshining #faith #trust #hope #temporary #troublesdontlastalways

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