Feeding the Digression

We put our hope in many different things..

Work & making money, love interests, reputations, appearance...

Do you know what you put your hope into?

Do an assessment of the way you spend your time? What kinds of things do you do? What types of things do you think about?

You will find out what you put your hope in...

Oftentimes I know that I put my hope into feeling loved and respected more than I put my trust and hope in God.

My actions will feed what I put my hope into, rather than discourage this behaviour. And I only turn to God, when my first "hopes" fail me.

For example, there are a few times when I have been involved with people romantically. During those moments, I will put my hope and trust into the thoughts/feelings that that person has for me, rather than in God's word and love for me.

When those thoughts/feelings fail, then I come running back to God rather than sticking with Him in the first place. Seems to be a general pattern in my life.

Let the digression end today.