Faith Hope & Trust

11 Sep 2022 by Gwen Irving in: Looking Out

Faith, Hope and Trust
So what is Faith? It is being assured in our heart  that all the things God has promised will come to pass.
It is being confident of the existence of things we cannot yet see but belief that they exist in the spiritual world .
What is Hope? Hope is when it is taken up by Faith reshapes a persons outlook on life and shatters the gloom of death.
According to the letter to the Hebrews faith is closely allied to hope. FAITH GIVES SUBSTANCE TO OUR HOPES AND
MAKES US SURE OF THE REALITIES THAT WE CANNOT SEE
What is Hope? It is not a wistful longing or the impossible it is sharing God’s vision and plan.
Hope is affirming the glorious future which God has for humanity.
For the Christian person HOPE DARES TO LOOK AT A NEW WORLD ORDER SHAPED IN THE LIKENESS OF JESUS OF NAZARETH
He is the new creation and by hope we commit ourselves to doing things his way HOPE IS DARING TO LOOK AT THIS FUTURE
SEEING IT NOT AS A MIRAGE BUT AS A CERTAINTY
What is Trust? For our Faith to be truly relevant having TRUST IN OUR GOD IS A MUST FOR HOW ELSE CAN WE TRULY SAY THAT OUR FAITH IS THE ASSURANCE
IN THINGS HOPED FOR BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO BE SEEN UNLESS WE HAVE TRUST
We must trust in God who is the architect of  Faith. We must trust that what he tells us and promises us will happen maybe not in our time but will happen
FAITH IS A GIFT FROM GOD and how we use that gift is up to each one of us. When we use it let us not forget that FAITH HOPE and TRUST are the foundations
on which we can build and in doing so live better and more faithful lives We maintain a relationship with God through Prayer and Bible Study