Hope BlogThe steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end.
They are new every morning. Therefore I will hope in Him. |
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Hope is an investment in a future you want, but can't experience just yet. Hope is not meant to make you feel better. Hope is meant to make you expect better and make it happen. Hope is a rally cry to the battle weary soldier to keep going. Don't give up. Keep fighting. If you keep fighting that thing that you expect to happen, will.
Hope is for the lost, the lonely. Hope is for the dark places. I see hope as a spark, not a light at the end of the tunnel. But a spark that drives you to reach that expectation. Hope does not sit idly by to hold hands and sing Kum By Yah, until things get better. Hope moves you to action to make things better. In the end our ultimate hope is the return of Jesus and finally joining with him in Heaven. But the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand and our hope in Jesus should move us to make it so. On Tuesday I launched my book. It was a happy time and I wanted to share this story of hope with the world. I wanted to tell everyone about hope. On Wednesday tragedy struck a dear friend. And I wanted to crawl in a hole. How can I share a message of hope with a family, a community who is suffering?
Suffering is why we need hope. "In this world you will have trouble." Jesus promised us suffering. We live in a fallen, sinful world. The ultimate hope is that it is a conquered fallen world. By Jesus. "Take heart for I have overcome the world." The suffering, the trouble, the tribulation, that is only half of it. Take Heart... I am humbled by the response to my book and I appreciate all your kind words. As you go into this week and you face your trials, Take heart. "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning." Psalm 30:5 |
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