Where does your hope rest?

1 Peter 1:13 tells us to "rest your hope fully" or set our hope fully on and in the Lord and his grace.  As Christians we are called to set our minds on God's plan for us.  To change our lifestyle to glorify Him.  To persevere during and through the trials and troubles that come to us.  With our hope set on the Lord we can be confident in all the days to come. 

Mental Alertness and Discipline

In 1 Peter 1:13 Peter advises us to be sober.  This call to sobriety involves moral and mental alertness. As Christians we should not live our daily lives in self-indulgence but in self-control and discipline.  Our lives should be marked by sobriety. 

Root System

Are you a person that wants to ensure God is first in your heart and the ultimate priority in your life? One crucial way this desire can become reality is by nurturing a heart that abides in God’s Word. To do so means that you must develop a root system anchored deep in God’s Word. 
Key aspects of a root system produced by the regular, faithful study of God’s Word. 

• Roots are and seen - You’ll want to set aside time in solitude -“underground” if you will - to immerse yourself in God’s Word and grow in Him. 

• Roots are for taking in - Alone and with your Bible in hand, you will want to take in and feed upon the truths of the Word of God and ensure your spiritual growth. 

• Roots are for storage - As you form the habit of looking into God’s Word, you will find a vast, deep reservoir of divine hope and strength forming for the rough times. 

• Roots are for support - Do you want to stand strong in the Lord? To stand firm against the pressures of life? The routine care of your roots through exposure to God’s Word will cultivate you into a remarkable person of endurance. 

~Elizabeth George Putting on a Gentle and Quiet Spirit