Is hoping for something and wishing for something the same?

We’re all born with free will, along with passions, and emotions, and hopes, and dreams. Oftentimes a wish can precede a change in our current circumstances that we prefer would be different.

From a Biblical frame-of-reference, wishing for change isn’t necessarily wrong, as long as it’s based on truth … and ultimately aligns with God’s will for us.

Paul says in 1 Timothy 6:9-10,

“But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.”

When pleasing the Lord in everything we think and do is our top priority … He has a supernatural way of adjusting our wishes.

Psalm 37:4 says,

“Take delight in the Lord,
    and he will give you your heart’s desires.”

My beautiful bride Kimberly and I recently celebrated our 34th anniversary, and this was the verse we chose to start our lives together with on our wedding day.

More on the difference between what most people think about when they wish for something, compared to how the Bible identifies hope in the next post.