Celebrating the Light of ChristmasVoorbeeld

Hope Doesn’t Shrink Back

Research shows that depression rates are high during Christmas. People seem to tune in to what they don’t have, and it’s mostly centered on a lack of hope.

What many people don’t realize is that hope is a choice. The kind of hope Jesus provides requires that we first believe in Him and that He has delivered the abundant life right to our doorstep.

Living a life of faith takes courage. It takes courage to stand up in the face of sickness and declare you’re healed by the stripes of Jesus. It takes courage to believe for provision and put your last dime in the offering plate when poverty is staring you in the face.

There are going to be some days when you’d rather pull the covers over your head and hide than take another faith stand against the devil. But you can’t. Because the battle of faith isn’t fought once and then forgotten. If you want to keep living in victory, you have to keep your hope alive and fight for it again and again.

Hope doesn’t shrink back. It always believes, and it never fades. Our hope is in Jesus—not our circumstances. He never changes, and He never fails.

This Christmas—no matter what is going on around you—amp up your hope to another level. You can put all your eggs in Jesus’ basket. He’s the One who never fails, never leaves you and never stops loving you.

Celebrate Jesus—the Light of Hope in your life!