“Are you in the middle of a situation in which hope seems lost? Maybe you have lost your job. Or your husband had an affair. Or you can’t seem to kick that addiction. Or your child continues to struggle at school. Or you’ve heard the word cancer from your doctor. Or you wonder if the secret dream in your heart will ever come to pass. How is hope possible? The Old Testament prophet Jeremiah has an answer:
“But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. "The Lord is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him."”
Lamentations 3:21-24 ESV
Lamentations 3:21-24 ESV
Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is to keep hoping. Oftentimes, to keep a grip on hope will take both hands.... You are being made stronger with every wave, and this storm is not bigger than God inside you. His name is Immanuel—God with us. He is not just the God up in heaven watching aloofly as His people suffer. No. He is with me. He is with you. In every moment.” ‘ Holly Wagner, “Find Your Brave”
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