There is another layer of hope woven together with longing, expectation, and assurance. It is trust. To hope in the Lord is to trust him. I don’t know about you, but I like to trust/help myself sometimes. Anyone else? It’s easier, faster, more manageable, and usually comes with extra doses of trouble. I’ve been aware of this problem for a while, but today I realize how hopeless trusting myself can be. When we wait for God to show up, it’s glorious and more than we can imagine. So this is the prayer rising in my spirit today. Jesus! Here’s my hope. I want to be unsatisfied with anything less than your help!
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God, Psalm 20:7
Blessed is he whose help is from God, whose hope is in the LORD, Psalm 146:5.
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Excerpt from Verse. No.67 “The Branch”
“…He wasn’t hasty or brutal in his approach. Tenderly, he removed the dreams hanging on the limb. He placed each one in a pocket that was on the inside his apron, right next to his heart. “Don’t worry, child, I’ll carry those for you,” the vinedresser assured me. But my concern heightened again as he began to unwrap the hope from the branch. “Careful!” I cried out. The vine gave extra support at the tremble in my voice. The vinedresser stopped. “Come, help me,” always inviting me. The vine lowered me down and loosened its embrace. I walked over to the vinedresser. He placed my hand in his. Together we removed the string of hope twisted around the frail branch with measured intention, not damaging a single thread. “Your hope has no future on this branch, but in me it is safe,” the vinedresser softly spoke as he pulled out the top of his apron making a cup. “Will you give me your hope?” I raised the coiled hope over the rim of his apron and lowered it down on the inside. Peaking over the edge, I watched my hope take its place.”
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