"We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield." ~Psalm 33:20 NIV
I am going to make a bold statement and say that hope is like trust. Hope is the opposite force of fear. I am going to say that putting your hope in the Lord is like trusting Him. Obviously there are subtle differences, but I hope the more it is thought about, the more sense it will make. And I will continue to say that choosing trust and choosing hope is still that - a choice.
But as I look at this verse, God IS my help, and my shield. When I choose to hope, choose to trust, choose to look up at the God who loves us more than we can comprehend, I know He will help me, and He will shield me from my fears. Because when looking up at God, it's kinda hard to remember exactly what it was that you were afraid of. That is simply because of how AWESOME He is!
It's becoming ever clearer to me that fear is a product of taking our gaze away from Jesus. So today's reminder is to cast your burdens on Jesus and revel in all of the love that is His for you.
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