REAL HOPE

Life is a funny thing....
Not in the sense that it is humorous....at times it is.
Not in the sense that it is tragic.....we all have experienced this part.
But in the sense that as hard as we may try, we can never seem to grasp it by
the throat and make it do what we wish it to.
To navigate the in's and out's to fit our own needs, wants and desires.
Life seems to have us by the coat tails dragging us, sometimes kicking and screaming, into the future.
Reading Chuck Swindoll this morning, I came across this bit of wisdom

Hope is  wonderful gift from God.

A source of strength and courage we need

in order to face life.

When we are trapped in a tunnel of misery, hope points to the

light at the end.

When we are exhausted and overworked, hope gives us fresh energy

When we are discouraged, hope lifts our spirits.

When we lose our way and confusion blurs the destination,

hope dulls the edge of panic.

When we struggle with a crippling disease or a lingering illness,

hope helps us persevere beyond the pain.

When we fear the worst, hope brings reminders that God is still

in control.

When we must endure the consequences of bad decisions

hope fuels our recovery.

When we find ourselves unemployed, hope tells us that we

still have a future.

When we are forced to sit back and wait, hope gives us

patience to trust.

When we feel rejected and abandoned, hope reminds us

we're not alone......we'll make it.

When we say our final farewell to someone we love,

hope in the life beyond gets us through our grief.

To put it in simple terms, when life hurts and dreams fade, nothing heals us like hope Not hope as the world defines it, but hope which has a name.
That name would be Jesus.

I Peter 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a "living hope" through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Hope?
Don't leave home without Him!!!

God on you...

mbb