"The Bible says that hope is the anchor of our soul (see Heb. 6:19). When things look dark and we don't have an answer, that's when hope kicks in to remind us that our new beginning is right around the corner. For instance, when it looks like everybody else is getting blessed and we're tired and feel like giving up, it's hope that steadies our heart and helps us hold on to our faith in God's promise. In 1 Thessalonians 5:8, hope is described as a helmet. So, what we think must be pretty important. Our attitude and what we're expecting has everything to do with what we're thinking and saying!" -- Joyce Meyer
When you sell Christianese sound bites for a living, you tend to victimize the Bible the same way. Hebrews 6:19 does say that hope is the anchor of our souls among other things. The hope however is not in the things of this world beloved. Joyce keeps missing the point because she is so busy not looking for it. Just look at her absurd example and you will see what Joyce Meyer is selling! Joyce is not shy in preaching her nonsense. To her, the challenge is when you see others being "blessed" and we are growing tired and want to give up because we haven't gotten ours yet is when we need hope? Wow. The master twisting however is when she tries to leverage 1Thessalonians for her cause and all it does is expose her as a charlatan who cannot divide the Word of Truth correctly.
But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. -- 1Thessalonians 5: 8-11 (ESV)
Beloved, what is our hope in according to these Scriptures? Is it to survive when others are "blessed" more than we are? No. It is in the salvation we find in Christ Jesus. So let me truly encourage you where Joyce Meyer would only have you hoping for more trinkets from this world. God has no longer destined us for wrath beloved! Instead we obtain our salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ who died for us so that we might live! Our hope is in these truths not in the shifting sands of this carnal world. Joyce can keep that.
"I encourage you to take control of your thoughts and words first thing every morning. When you wake up in the morning, don't settle for thoughts like, Well, I guess I'll try to make it through another day. Instead, anticipate good things from God. Think and declare things like: "God, thank You for this day! I know that You love me and You have a good plan for me today. Apart from You, I can do nothing, but in Christ, I can do whatever I need to do. And with Your help, I am going to have a good attitude and positive thoughts." Then expect your breakthrough and new beginning. Say, "Today could be the day!"' -- Joyce Meyer
Now we see the full blown word faith heresy Joyce Meyer always teaches. Our words do not create reality beloved. Forget the sound-bites here which are designed to make you miss the overall false teaching. Today could very well be the day. It could be the day you get the diagnosis no one ever wants. It could be the day you lose your child. It could be the day you are called home to glory. The point is that Joyce doesn't know any more than you do! I am not saying that we should have negative thoughts either but rather realistic and biblical thoughts. Paul said he can do all things through Christ because he had learned the secret of godly contentment. How to be content in all situations because our hope is placed in Christ and not in this world. Joyce Meyer sells the opposite. She sells how to be hopeful of contentment based upon some future deliverance of blessings, which God never said, nor promised.
"It's important to realize that we can't live by how we feel if we want to have a positive, hope-filled life. When negative feelings come, if we don't give in to them and feed them, they will die.
So, don't allow yourself to get caught in the trap of waiting to feel hopeful, but instead, decide to be full of hope. When you make a conscious decision to think positive, faith-filled thoughts throughout the day, your feelings will eventually catch up with your decision." -- Joyce Meyer
