ROMANS 5:5

Hope That Does Not Disappoint

God has his amazing way of talking to me. I was hoping for a confirmation from God regarding something. And God just speaks right to my heart. I am so blessed to read this. I know I have read Romans 5:5 many times but today it came afresh to me. God's word is alive. It speaks, it pierces and it enlightens. It gives life.

Romans 5:5 "Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us."

Today, we express hope as if we can’t be sure what will really happen. We say, “I hope I will win that prize. I hope it won’t rain tomorrow. I hope everything works out well.”

But “hope” in the Bible is a confident and positive expectation of good. God wants you to have a confident expectation of good because as His child, He favors you. Because Christ is in you, the hope of glory (Colossians1:27), you can expect the glory of God to shine into every area of your life, including your family, job, ministry, health and finances!

God’s Word says, “Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” You may have experienced disappointed hopes, but there is a hope that does not disappoint when you are conscious of how much God loves you. It is a hope that springs from the heart of God, who loves you very much.

It is interesting that the first mention of the Holy Spirit in the book of Romans is tied up with the love of God. The book of Romans is considered foundational for Christians. Could it be that the first thing the Holy Spirit wants to do is to establish in our hearts that God loves us? Many people think that the Holy Spirit has come to teach us about power. But the truth is that the Holy Spirit has come not to reveal the love for power, but the power of love!

My friend, you may have just lost your job. But if you can say, “Jesus loves me this I know,” you can also say, “I believe that I will get a better job tomorrow.” Your girlfriend may have just left you for your best friend. But because you can say, “Jesus loves me this I know,” you can also say, “I’ll meet a better girl.”

When you believe that God loves you, you will have a positive expectation of good. You will have a hope that does not disappoint. So be careful what you hope for because you are bound to get it!

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TOO MUCH TO BEAR

"How do you know when how much is too much? Too much too soon. Too much information. Too much fun. Too much love. Too much to ask... And when is it all just too much to bear?"

Here again I have ripped my own heart

Unbearable pain from the sharp dart

Got up to leave but just right fell in

Bruised and shattered deep within

…And when it’s too much too bear

Guilt stricken, disturbed with heavy load

Tears crash onto the floor of life’s road

Enduring this war of continuous regrets

Negative voices have become my threats

…And when it’s too much too bear

Groping in the dark to find a ray of hope

I rage in frustration beyond I can cope

I can hardly breathe; barely surviving

Trying so hard to escape from drowning

…And when it’s too much too bear

I’m not strong; I stumble when others run

Mostly all by myself; conversing with none

Millions of memories they rush and come

To that part of me which is dead and numb

…And when it’s too much too bear

And my heart cries, I wait for pain to melt

Surrendering all at the cross I have knelt

Gathering the pieces of my heart I bring

To You my Master, my Saviour, my King

…And when it’s too much too bear

He bears my burden

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FAILURE

Go ahead. Fail. Just do it. Fall flat on your face. Let it happen. And hey! If you want, cry. Let it all out. But whatever you do, DON’T forget to get back up on your feet at sometime. And when you do, wipe all the mud and tears off your face and remember that you are that much stronger then before and that we ALL have to taste dirt at some point.

-Jamie Love

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