Devotion on Hope

What exactly is hope?  Is it positive thinking?  Is it the same as faith?  From a Biblical standpoint, hope is something certain, as of yet unrealized.    It is something you look forward to with certainty, yet you have not yet attained.  It is much like a reservation in a restaurant.  You get dressed for dinner, drive to the restaurant, walk in the door and tell the host or hostess your name, fully expecting that a table will be ready for you at the appointed time.  You expect that the dinner you request will be prepared and served and your hunger will be satisfied.  You have no doubt or reason to believe that this chain of events will not be carried out as planned.  Such is hope!

Has infertility taken your hope away?  No test is too difficult, no financial setback too great if you have the hope of conceiving, but if you feel hopeless in your quest for a baby, despair can set in and it is easy to throw your hands up and give in. 

Do you realize God is your partner in hope?  The struggle you face with infertility may cause you to question whether God is on your side or if He has forgotten you.  Does He care if I conceive?  Does He care if I am successful in other areas of my life?  If you want to know about God and how He feels about you, turn to His Word!  Dive in to the pages of the book He wrote about Himself!  See what He has to say about Himself and about you.  See what He has to say about hope.

For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.  Romans 15:4

Remember that Scripture is a source of great encouragement for you.  God has given you His word to encourage you and give you hope!  Read His word and find encouragement to help you with your battle with infertility!

'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.  Jeremiah 29:11