Let us try to summarise our discussions regarding: “Hope with Belief”
Our beliefs inform how we view everything. Let us do all that we can to encourage our students to have a true belief in the Triune God. Let us help them to have a clarity of faith that sees that Hope finds its meaning in God.
Having Hope with Belief governs our choices, interprets the world and every circumstance. Our security, our joy, our ability to grieve, our quality of relationships, our understanding of meaning, purpose and identity, our eternal destiny are all determined by our Hope in the Triune God through Christ.
We need to fully trust the One in whom we have Hope; we need to develop in ourselves and our students a prayerful, humble, calm, and confident belief in a sovereign God who is in control of all things.
We are to rejoice in our suffering, which is not to say that we are to celebrate them. We are rejoicing in the truth that God will bring about His purposes through our struggles. We should cry over each other’s pain and see hope through our tears.
We should continue to provide communities that are safe and positive, and which encourage our students to flourish.
Hope with Belief leads us to see God’s guiding hand not only in the gentle and pleasant moments but also in the shadows of disappointment and darkness.
The joy, peace, hope and love that God promises His people is His joy, His peace, His hope, and His love – not something that we fabricate or strive to achieve – we need a confident Hope with Belief that will help us relax into this truth.
We need to strengthen one another’s faith that will overcome fear, and a genuine joy of worship that will triumph over worry.
We, and our students, need to move forward knowing that Jesus is Lord of all things. We can have confidence in having Hope with Belief.
Blessings
Brian