 Hope is a positive Imagination .
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 Faith , Hope and Love - 1Co 13:13 
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We know how important Faith is.  It is impossible to please God without it. - Heb 11:6 
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We know how important Love is.  It is the greatest of the 3 and we are commanded to Love God and man. - Mat 22:37-39 
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But what about Hope ?
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 Hope is necessary for us to Receive by Faith .  Hope is the thing we have Faith for. - Heb 11:1 
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 ~Hope maketh not ashamed~. - Rom 5:5  
<br> What does that mean?
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A person that is poor, ignorant, sickly experiences shame because of their needs.
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Underlying persistent Need is a lack of Hope .
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Some would say that their lack of Hope is a result of their neediness.<br>  Wrong!
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~As a person thinks in his Heart so is he~. - Pro 23:7  <br>  
This is the Truth about Need - it comes from the Heart .
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This is why Jesus said ~You must be born again!~ - Joh 3:7 <br>  Our SinNature tends toward Doubt , Fear and a lack of Hope .
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The NewNature that is created by the HolySpirit is designed to operate in Faith , Hope and Love .
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~I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me~ is a wonderful concept. -Phi 4:13    
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But what ~things~ is it referring to?
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The ~things~ are what we Hope for - the ~things~ that we Imagine .
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It doesn`t matter whether or not you have Strength if you do not have a task to perform.
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 God expects us to Hope for ~things~ because He has provided Strength by Christ Jesus to Receive them.
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 God expects us to have Faith to bring our Hopes into reality.
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<i>Now Faith is the substance of things Hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.</i> - Heb 11:1  
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Whatever we desire is what we Hope for.
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<i>Therefore I say unto you, What things soever you desire, when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them.</i> - Mar 11:24 
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So, if you have no Imagination , no Desire , no Hope then there is no need for Faith .
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<i>The thief comes not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.</i> - Joh 10:10 
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 God wants you to Prosper and be in Good Health . -  3Jn 1:2 <br>  But you must Hope for these ~things~.  <br>You must Imagine yourself prosperous, healthy.
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If you do not have Hopes then the Enemy has stolen from you.  You will not experience Abundant Life without Hope .
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Don`t be afraid to Hope . Our Heavenly Father owns everything and He wants to give it to His Children . Gal 3:29 
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~Have Faith in God ~ for the ~things~ you Hope for! - Mar 11:22-24 
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<li> <b>Definition:</b> <br><i>
The confident Desire of obtaining a future Good that is difficult to attain. It is therefore a Desire , which implies seeking and pursuing; some future Good that is not yet possessed but wanted</i>
<li> <b>Fear</b> - shrinks from a future evil
<li> <b>First occurrence:</b> Ruth 1:12 
Turn again, my daughters, go your Way ; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should Say , I have Hope , if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;
<li> <b>Hopeless</b> Job 7:6 
My days are swifter than a weaver`s shuttle, and are spent without hope.
<li> <b>Wicked:</b> Job 11:20 
But the Eyes of the Wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their Hope shall be as the Giving up of the ghost.
<li> <b>Righteous:</b> <br>
Psalm 16:9 - 
Therefore my Heart is Glad , and my Glory rejoiceth: my Flesh also shall Rest in Hope . <br>
 Psalm 31:24 - 
Be of Good courage, and he shall strengthen your Heart , All ye that Hope in the LORD . <br>
 Psalm 33:18 - 
Behold, the Eye of the LORD is upon them that Fear him, upon them that Hope in his Mercy ; <br>
 Psalm 38:15 - 
For in thee, O LORD , do I Hope : thou wilt Hear , O Lord my God . <br>
 Psalm 39:7 - 
And now, Lord , what wait I for? my Hope is in thee. <br>
 Psalm 42:5 - 
Why art thou cast down, O my Soul ? and Why art thou disquieted in me? Hope thou in God : for I shall yet Praise him for the Help of his countenance. <br>
 Psalm 71:5 - 
For thou art my Hope , O Lord GOD : thou art my Trust from my youth. <br>
 Psalm 71:14 - 
But I Will Hope continually, and Will yet Praise thee more and more. <br>
 Psalm 78:7 - 
That they Might set their Hope in God , and not forget the Works of God , but keep his commandments: <br>
 Psalm 119:74 - 
They that Fear thee Will be Glad when they See me; because I have hoped in thy Word . <br>
 Psalm 119:81 - 
My Soul fainteth for thy Salvation : but I Hope in thy Word . <br>
 Psalm 119:114 - 
Thou art my hiding Place and my Shield : I Hope in thy Word . <br>
 Psalm 119:116 - 
Uphold me according unto thy Word , that I may Live : and let me not be ashamed of my Hope . <br>
 Psalm 130:5 - 
I wait for the LORD , my Soul doth wait, and in his Word do I Hope . <br>
 Proverbs 10:28 - 
The Hope of the Righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the Wicked shall Perish . <br>
 Proverbs 14:32 - 
The Wicked is driven away in his Wickedness : but the Righteous hath Hope in his Death . <br>
 Proverbs 19:18 - 
Chasten thy Son while there is Hope , and let not thy Soul spare for his crying. <br>
 Jeremiah 17:7 - 
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD , and whose Hope the LORD Is . <br>
 Lamentations 3:24 - 
The LORD is my portion, saith my Soul ; therefore Will I Hope in him. <br>
 Lamentations 3:26 - 
It is Good that a man should both Hope and quietly wait for the Salvation of the LORD . <br>
 Romans 5:2-5 <br> <dir>
2 By whom also we have access by Faith into this Grace wherein we Stand , and rejoice in Hope of the Glory of God .
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 3 And not Only so, but we Glory in Tribulations also: knowing that Tribulation worketh patience;
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 4 And Patience , experience; and experience, Hope :
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 5 And Hope maketh not ashamed; because the Love of God is shed abroad in our Hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. </dir>
 Romans 8:24 - 
For we are Saved by Hope : but Hope that is seen is not Hope : for what a man seeth, Why doth he yet Hope for? <br>
 Romans 8:25 - 
But if we Hope for that we See not, then do we with Patience wait for it. <br>
 Romans 12:12 - 
Rejoicing in Hope ; patient in Tribulation ; continuing instant in Prayer ; <br>
 Romans 15:4 - 
For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through Patience and Comfort of the Scriptures Might have Hope . <br>
<b> Romans 15:13 - 
Now the God of Hope fill You with All Joy and Peace in Believing , that ye may Abound in Hope , through the Power of the Holy Ghost .</b> <br>
 1 Corinthians 15:19 - 
If in this Life Only we have Hope in Christ , we are of All men most miserable. <br>
 Galatians 5:5 - 
For we through the Spirit wait for the Hope of Righteousness by Faith . <br>
 Ephesians 1:18 - 
The Eyes of your Understanding being Enlightened ; that ye may Know what is the Hope of his Calling , and what the Riches of the Glory of his Inheritance in the saints, <br>
 Ephesians 2:12 - 
That at that Time ye were without Christ , being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the Covenants of Promise , having no Hope , and without God in the world: <br>
 Ephesians 4:4 - 
There is one Body , and one Spirit , even as ye are called in one Hope of your Calling ; <br>
 Colossians 1:27 - 
To whom God would make known what is the Riches of the Glory of this Mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in You , the Hope of Glory : <br>
 1 Thessalonians 2:19 - 
For what is our Hope , or Joy , or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the Presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? <br>
 1 Thessalonians 4:13 - 
But I would not have You to be Ignorant , brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye Sorrow not, even as others which have no Hope . <br>
 1 Thessalonians 5:8 - 
But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the Breastplate of Faith and Love ; and for an Helmet , the Hope of Salvation . <br>
 1 Timothy 1:1 - 
Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the Commandment of God our Saviour , and Lord Jesus Christ , which is our Hope ; <br>
 Titus 1:2 - 
In Hope of Eternal Life , which God , that cannot Lie , promised before the world began; <br>
 Titus 2:13 - 
Looking for that Blessed Hope , and the glorious appearing of the Great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ ; <br>
 Titus 3:7 - 
That being Justified by his Grace , we should be made Heirs according to the Hope of Eternal Life . <br>
 Hebrews 3:6 - 
But Christ as a Son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold Fast the Confidence and the rejoicing of the Hope firm unto the end. <br>
 Hebrews 6:19 - 
Which Hope we have as an anchor of the Soul , both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; <br>
 Hebrews 7:19 - 
For the Law made nothing Perfect , but the bringing in of a better Hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God . <br>
 Hebrews 11:1 - 
Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. <br>
 1 Peter 1:3 - 
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , which according to his Abundant Mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively Hope by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the Dead , <br>
 1 Peter 1:13 - 
Wherefore gird up the loins of your Mind , be sober, and Hope to the end for the Grace that is to be brought unto You at the Revelation of Jesus Christ ; <br>
 1 Peter 1:21 - 
Who by him do Believe in God , that raised him up from the Dead , and gave him Glory ; that your Faith and Hope Might be in God . <br>
 1 Peter 3:15 - 
But Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to Give an answer to every man that asketh You a Reason of the Hope that is in You with Meekness and Fear : <br>
 1 John 3:3 - 
And every man that hath this Hope in him purifieth Himself , even as he is pure.
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