We need hope from day to day. It is what keeps our lives in order. Paul reminds us in 2 Thessalonians 2:16 that we can obtain “eternal encouragement and good hope” through God’s grace. We can be confident he will give us hope because he loves us. It is “good hope” because it is not like superficial hope that comes and goes. It cannot be lost as long we remain in God’s love. This hope is alternately described as eternal encouragement. This is the type of encouragement we have in times of adversity. I have that hope because even when I face trials and difficulties, I offer hope to others. I know that those adversities are not my destiny. They are the road to glory. They don’t have to be yours if you ask God to give you hope.
There is no end to the hope we find in God. Though this encouragement may challenged by life circumstances, it cannot be defeated. God’s given hope surpasses reason. Only to the extent we understand his grace can we know it. The world will say we are in denial because of the kind of hope we exercise in times of adversity. That’s because they never allow themselves to experience God’s grace. This hope is not the psychological optimism or positivism we thought of in counseling. It is for certain, sure, eternal, and tangible because it is God’s hope. It is from the eternal God who controls and owns everything. Ask God for his hope today, and I guarantee he will graciously give it to you.
Nou jwenn espwa atravè gras favè Bondye.
Nou bezwen lespwa de jou an jou. Se sa ki kenbe lavi nou an òd. Nan 2 Tesalonisyen 2:16, Pòl fè nou sonje ke nou ka jwenn “ankourajman etènèl ak bon espwa” gras a favè Bondye. Nou ka gen konfyans lap ba nou espwa paske li renmen nou. Li “bon espwa” paske li pa tankou espwa sipèfisyèl ki vini epi ale. Li pa ka pèdi toutotan nou rete nan lanmou Bondye. Espwa sa a altènativman dekri kòm ankourajman etènèl. Sa a se kalite ankourajman nou genyen nan moman advèsite. Mwen gen espwa sa a paske menm lè mwen fè fas ak eprèv lavi ak difikilte, mwen ofri espwa bay lòt moun. Mwen konnen ke advèsite sa yo se pa desten mwen. Yo se wout ki mennen a la glwa. Yo pa oblije pou ou tou si w mande Bondye pou l ba w espwa.
Pa gen limit nan espwa nou jwenn nan Bondye. Menmsi ankourajman sa a ka defye pa sikonstans lavi a, li pa ka detwi. Espwa Bondye bay depase rezon. Se sèlman nan limit nou konprann favè li a nou ka konnen li yon ti gras. Mond lan ap di nou nan manti ak tét paske kalite espwa nou egzèse nan moman advèsite yo, men se paske yo pa janm pèmèt tèt yo fè eksperyans favè Bondye a. Espwa sa a se pa optimis sikolojik oswa positivis nou te pran nan men sikològ. Li sèten, asire, etènèl, e tanjib paske se espwa Bondye bay. Li soti nan Bondye eténal ki kontwole ak posede tout bagay nan mond lan. Mande Bondye espwa li jodi a, epi mwen garantiw lap ba ou li avèk pitye.