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by | Jul 10, 2015 | Uncategorized | 17 comments

Five-Minute-Friday-4-300x300I’m joining Kate Motaung for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt. Five minutes. No editing. Lots of women. All of us writing on that same word.

Today the word prompt is … Hope.

I read the word prompt earlier and thought, “I will come back to it later.” In the midst of reading, I found myself humming but did not pay attention as I continued to read and do my study.

But then I stopped and listened to the words in my head, realizing the song I was humming ….

“My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.”

The word prompt had done its job, directing my thoughts where God would have me to focus.

Hope, according to dictionary.com is “a person or thing in which expectations are centered“.

And when my expectations, my hope, are centered on the Person of Jesus Christ, it is then I stand on solid ground. It is there I find unchanging grace. It is then my anchor holds no matter how large the swells of life.

Hope.

Hope is not an emotion or feeling.

Hope is a Person.

“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” (Hebrews 10:23, NIV)

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Today I am joining … Five Minute Friday and Faith Filled Friday and Fellowship Friday and Grace & Truth .

 


In My Thoughts,
Joanne

17 Comments

  1. denise
    denise on July 10, 2015 at 7:57 am

    Amen, Amen

  2. Karen Brown
    Karen Brown on July 10, 2015 at 8:10 am

    The prompts often trigger a song for me, too. I love your words here: “Hope is a person” Amen! Great post!

    • joanneviola
      joanneviola on July 15, 2015 at 9:44 am

      Thank you, Karen. I am always amazed at how one word can bring a song all day.

  3. betsydecruz
    betsydecruz on July 10, 2015 at 8:13 am

    Joanne, do you know that the same song came to my mind during the morning, while or after writing my post?

    I love your post. Short. Sweet, and to the point. Hope is a Person.

    • joanneviola
      joanneviola on July 15, 2015 at 9:45 am

      Betsy, I love that the prompt brought the same song to mind. Grateful for you.

    • joanneviola
      joanneviola on July 15, 2015 at 9:46 am

      Nannette, I am amazed at how many of us were singing or humming this song over the past week. Must have sounded like a choir to our God 🙂

  5. Sharon O
    Sharon O on July 10, 2015 at 1:53 pm

    Always love the old hymns. I am a fan of the Gaither’s and old Southern Gospel music and they sing the hymns so well. One cannot get tired of them.

    • joanneviola
      joanneviola on July 15, 2015 at 9:46 am

      Sharon, I am amazed at how the old hymns stuck – all the verses too!

  6. Cheryl
    Cheryl on July 10, 2015 at 2:43 pm

    I love it when God digs His truth deeper into our souls in simple ways, like a word, and expands our souls and lifts our spirits.

    • joanneviola
      joanneviola on July 15, 2015 at 9:47 am

      Cheryl, it’s true, isn’t it? He expands our souls & understanding of Him in simple ways. Probably so we get it!

  7. Beth Willis Miller
    Beth Willis Miller on July 10, 2015 at 5:06 pm

    Amen! Love this post and your focus on Hope, He is a Person ❤️

    • joanneviola
      joanneviola on July 15, 2015 at 9:47 am

      Thank you, Beth. May we keep our hope firmly fixed on Him.

  8. Barbie
    Barbie on July 11, 2015 at 2:01 am

    LOVE this song! We sing it all the time at church.

    • joanneviola
      joanneviola on July 15, 2015 at 9:48 am

      Barbie, it was amazing how many of us were singing this one this past week. Blessings to you!

  9. Ariëlla
    Ariëlla on July 14, 2015 at 3:28 pm

    Nice! I love your post full of HOPE!

    • joanneviola
      joanneviola on July 15, 2015 at 9:48 am

      Thank you. May we keep our hope fixed on Him.