Hope in 2012

My focus in 2012 is on the word HOPE. Over the last few months this word has been showing up for me everywhere and I am convinced it is where God wants me to focus. I ended year 2011 by finishing up the book "A Perfect Mess" by Lisa Harper, which I posted about earlier. A true message of hope resonated throughout this journey of Psalms, which led me to my verse for 2012

"Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you."   Psalm 25: 4-5

Another verse I will hold close to my heart for 2012

"Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him." Psalm 62:5

In reflectling what hope means to me I came up with this:
H~hearing God's whispers
O~opening my ears, eyes, and mind to God in my surroundings and his calling
P~patiently waiting for God's timing
E~earnestly seeking him daily through prayer and his word

A few items of HOPE on my list

1. to be able to recognize and respond to God's calling and purpose for my life.
2. public display of salvation for loved ones whom I know and feel have a relationship with God
3. family prayer time
4. new insights and growth within my own relationship with God
5. continued answers to prayer in coming out of a financial slump
6. to maintain some form of exercise
7. to remember "my mess is my message"~Lisa Harper
8. to let go of my wants in order to provide other's needs

Looking at this list through human lenses it seems impossible and lofty, but my hope is in the One who has the power and ability to make all things possible.

Blessings for a hope filled 2012 year!