The act of hope has a powerful effect on our physical wellbeing. Hoping in Jesus can significantly help our depression and supports good mental health. Faith and science can work together to help us thrive. Real Hope In Jesus A key Bible verse about hope can be found in Hebrews 6 v 19: "We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.." The writer of Hebrews sketches out a hope that is not random or misplaced. True hope for our healing and salvation comes by trusting in the person of Jesus. Hope in Jesus anchors our souls, our mind, will and our emotions.
Recent studies have shown that being able to hope can even lower anxiety levels. Hopefulness is one of the most powerful practices we can engage in both physically and spiritually. Acts of hopefulness actually change the landscape of our brain stimulating the frontal lobes in which we do our best thinking. Hopefulness can turn off the worry centers in our limbic system the part of our brain that produces our emotional responses too. Hope can even act as a natural pain relief!
Christians believe that we are created to be vessels of hope. As we live in the benefits that come from hoping in Jesus, we can pass this hope onto others. It's incredible to think that we don't have to have all the right answers in order to be able to comfort and support others on their journey. As we receive comfort from God, we are able to comfort and offer real hope to others. Check out 2 Corinthians 1: "...the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God"
Right now, take a moment and allow your body and your mind to become still as you read this scripture from Corinthians. Is there someone you know who needs hope today? Someone who you can pass on the hope that God has given you? Today make a a choice to allow your thinking to be shaped by hope. Not a random, abstract hope. But a powerful permanent hope based on the love and person of Jesus Christ.
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