{"id":2082,"date":"2026-03-14T00:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T07:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=2082"},"modified":"2026-03-08T21:09:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:09:43","slug":"march-14-spiritual-vitamin-h-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/march-14-spiritual-vitamin-h-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"March 14&#8211;Spiritual Vitamin H: Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SPIRITUAL VITAMIN H: HOPE<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us&#8221;<\/em> Romans 5:5 (NKJV)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Thought:<\/strong><br \/>\nWe can have hope for the future because of what Christ did for us in the past.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Action:<\/strong><br \/>\nWe can always have hope because we believers have the Holy Spirit living in us.<br \/>\nThe Spirit gives us power, strength, and wisdom. He is our Helper and Guide.<br \/>\nHe leads us to all truth and that gives us the ability to choose to live in hope and victory every day!<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s choose to live in hope today and share that hope with others!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HOPE: HOLDS FAST<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Without wavering, let us hold tightly to the hope we say we have, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.<\/em><br \/>\nHebrews 10:23<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HOPE: WAITS PATIENTLY<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. They give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God&#8217;s promises.<\/em><br \/>\nRomans 15:4<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HOPE: BELIEVES<\/span><br \/>\n<em>I pray that God, who gives you hope, will keep you happy and full of peace as you believe in Him. <\/em><em>May you overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.<\/em><br \/>\nRomans 15:13<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a9SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPIRITUAL VITAMIN H: HOPE &#8220;hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us&#8221; Romans 5:5 (NKJV) Today&#8217;s Thought: We can have hope for the future because of what Christ did for us in the past. Today&#8217;s Action: We can&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2353],"tags":[45,601,3156,1076,255,216,3160,3161,3158,3159,3525,121,973,3157,1311,30,32,3082,108,16],"class_list":["post-2082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spiritual-vitamins-a-z","tag-believers","tag-guide","tag-hebrews-1023","tag-helper","tag-holy-spirit","tag-hope","tag-hope-believes","tag-hope-does-not-disappoint","tag-hope-holds-fast","tag-hope-waits-patiently","tag-march-2026","tag-power","tag-romans-1513","tag-romans-154","tag-romans-55","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you","tag-spiritual-vitamins","tag-strength","tag-wisdom"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SV-Hope-Romans-5.5.jpg?fit=354%2C472&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":982,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/attitude-of-gratitude-day-27\/","url_meta":{"origin":2082,"position":0},"title":"Attitude of Gratitude\u2014Day 27","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"November 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I AM GRATEFUL FOR....SPIRIT OF GOD Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. 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