Standing on the promises. ([1998])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lewis Smedes.
• Other Names: Smedes, Lewis B
• Contents: Pt. 1. 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 -- Pt. 2. 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 -- Pt. 3. 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.
• Publisher Details: Nashville, Tenn : T. Nelson Publishers
• Publication Date: 1998
• Copyright Date: 1998
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 196 pages)
• Subjects: 234/.25; Hope -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Hope -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781418559526; 1418559520
• Related ISBNs: 0785270086; 9780785270089
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-196).; Note: Print version record.
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