Standing on the promises
Smedes, Lewis
Standing on the promises / Lewis Smedes - x, 196 pages
Includes bibliographical references.
Part one. The basics : what everyone needs to know about hope Bred in the bone The stuff hope is made of : wishing The stuff hope is made of : imagining The stuff hope is made of : believing Hope is our most precious energy source Hope and worry are sibling rivals Hope is strength to do nothing but wait A time to stop hoping? False hope can be worse than no hope at all Caution : hope can break your heart Part two. How hopeful people keep their hope alive Hopeful people take responsibility for their hoping Hopeful people know what they hope for Hopeful people know which hopes matter most Hopeful people adjust old hopes to new realities Hopeful people remember the good times--and the bad Hopeful people watch for signs Hopeful people make regular reality checks Hopeful people let others do their hoping for them Hopeful people get hope for a good future by forgiving a bad past Hopeful people live by faith, not by fate Part three. When God gets into hope Standing on the promises Hoping God will be here when we need Him Hoping God will come back What do we hope God will do when He comes back? Signs of His coming Who wants to go to heaven? Can you imagine yourself in heaven? Can we ever be sure? Is there a happy ending? My very worldly hope
0785270086
Hope--Religious aspects--Christianity
234.25
Standing on the promises / Lewis Smedes - x, 196 pages
Includes bibliographical references.
Part one. The basics : what everyone needs to know about hope Bred in the bone The stuff hope is made of : wishing The stuff hope is made of : imagining The stuff hope is made of : believing Hope is our most precious energy source Hope and worry are sibling rivals Hope is strength to do nothing but wait A time to stop hoping? False hope can be worse than no hope at all Caution : hope can break your heart Part two. How hopeful people keep their hope alive Hopeful people take responsibility for their hoping Hopeful people know what they hope for Hopeful people know which hopes matter most Hopeful people adjust old hopes to new realities Hopeful people remember the good times--and the bad Hopeful people watch for signs Hopeful people make regular reality checks Hopeful people let others do their hoping for them Hopeful people get hope for a good future by forgiving a bad past Hopeful people live by faith, not by fate Part three. When God gets into hope Standing on the promises Hoping God will be here when we need Him Hoping God will come back What do we hope God will do when He comes back? Signs of His coming Who wants to go to heaven? Can you imagine yourself in heaven? Can we ever be sure? Is there a happy ending? My very worldly hope
0785270086
Hope--Religious aspects--Christianity
234.25