Sticker Charts

Are you feeling hopeful these days?
The hope of warmer weather?
The hope of spring break?The hope of “normal”?
Maybe you even hope for a good parking place!  🙂

I love the instant gratification of things we hope for – things with a lower case ‘h’.  It reminds me of sticker charts used to motivate children to brush teeth/clean rooms/walk the dog.  Kids strive to get the chart all filled in with stickers so they can earn a special prize or treat.  And then what?

What happens when we have to wait longer?  Or try harder?  Or trust more?  Prayer, perseverance, and pure faith revolve around Hope with a capital ‘H’.  Hope in our never-changing, ever-trustworthy, all-knowing God of the Universe!

Would You Rather….hope in a dollar store toy?  Or Hope in Jesus?

“Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.”  Psalm 62:5

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