So... You know how you can read something and it really seems simple but profound? Your mind goes "a-ha!" and it feels like you're not quite so dense? I had one of those moments...I was reading early one morning from the book "Jesus Today" by Sarah Young (her books are tremendously popular... get one!) and came across this description of hope:
In some ways, hope is like a hot-air balloon. It is very buoyant, so it can lift you up above your troubles. It enables you to soar in the heavens with Me (Jesus) - helping you see things from a heightened, big-picture perspective.
What a vivid mental picture!
We Christians ought to be bursting at the seams with hope, our attitudes up-lifted and soaring in the heavens because...
The Bible is chock-full of hope-filled promises seen and unseen... some for now and some for later. All these promises are from a heavenly Father Who has told us in His Word that it is impossible for Him to lie.
But here's the kicker: (and I quote)
To embark on this heavenly journey, you must climb into the basket beneath the balloon - by trusting fully that your hope in Me (Jesus) will not let you down.
For hope to power-up your thoughts, you must trust.
Just as you can't go for a hot air balloon ride without climbing in the basket, it's trust that allows hope.
Trust Jesus. He's a 'basket' into which you can climb...
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