Hope Spilling Over!

“May 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.”

Romans 15:13

 

 

 

We spoke yesterday in this blog of conquering depression.

If you want to succeed in conquering life’s struggle of depression then what you need to do is learn how to find your hope in God when life crashes in.

Maybe you’ve heard something to this effect spoken before –

“Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but only for one second without hope.”

Hope in what?

Hope in a pill?

Hope in physical exercise?

Hope in a 12 step program?

True victory over depression is only possible when you find your hope in the God of hope!

So many people search in so many other places.

 A misplaced hope is not an enduring hope.

Do you know what God exchanges for your depression?

Our scripture text holds the answer.

He fills us with joy, peace and overflowing hope.

He gives you abundant hope.

He gives you more-than-enough hope!

He gives you enough hope in order that you might share His hope with the hopeless.

In other words, it is as if He brings you full circle.

From one who is hopeless to one who is filled with hope and enough to share with others.

It is a ‘hope spilling over’!