Hope expects the best

Thought of the day: Fasting Hopelessness

Hope expects the best

&

Prepares for it!

  

I heard someone say the other day, "Hope for the best and prepare for the worst".

Is this any way to live?
Although I hate to admit it, I often see that my actions
align more with preparing for the worst that expecting the best.
Why is this?
I think it comes from the heartbreaking disappointments and
unmet expectations we crash into during life.
It would only make sense to lower your expectations.
To think good thoughts, hope for the best... but all the while prepare for the next storm already seen on the radar.
Living this way leaves no room for God to work.
When we live preparing for the worst we are motivated by fear.
Fear Controls
It makes choices to take action in the opposite direction of what we hope for. If we hope for the best yet prepare for the worst.. we take our eyes off God.
We actually step into Gods place and take over His job.

What happens when we hope for the best and prepare for it?
We fix our eyes on God and know His heart of love is for us.
When we live preparing for the best we allow love to lead the way.
Love always leads to freedom

Which reminds me of Isaiah 61
It  has to be the best way to look at how we hope for the best and prepare for it..
The Lord's Promise to us is
He will bind our broken hearts
He will set the captives free
He will comfort all who mourn
He will rebuild to ruined cities
This is our Hope- Prepare for it:)

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,
and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.
4 They shall build up the ancient ruins;
they shall raise up the former devastations;
they shall repair the ruined cities,
the devastations of many generations.-Isaiah 61