Hope For Your Challenges

You are about to begin a journey that will give you a lift for your day! We’re going to look at what God says concerning your individual challenges and the hope He offers in His Word, the Bible..

But how can you be sure that what the Bible says is true?

It begins with faith…

     Faith to believe that there is a God who created you.
     Faith to believe that the God who created you, cared
               enough to leave instructions for your life.
     Faith to believe the instructions and apply them.

Before you begin this lesson, PRAY to God, your Creator, for faith and understanding:
"Dear Heavenly Father, I need Your Holy Spirit to help me believe and teach me Your truth. Bind up all the attempts of Satan to confuse my mind. I choose to believe that you have heard and are answering my prayer in Jesus’ name. Amen."

God's Word includes the entire Bible...both Old and New Testaments. As we search for the "Hope" it offers, we will not be disappointed because the Bible says:

"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."
(2 Timothy 3:16-17, NIV)

This lesson will be divided into four sections that cover the four uses of God's Word as stated in the above text:

"How Does God View My Challenge?" is the teaching.
"Where Is The Hope?" will offer the rebuke with hope because when God rebukes He always offers hope. He never leaves us hopeless.
"Does God Have A Plan For Me?" is the structure for correcting your challenge.
"How Do I Implement His Plan?" will be the training in righteousness which means being trained in right living according to God's instructions. Suggestions will be made for actively applying what you've learned.

So let's take a look at how God views your present challenge.