Hope

"According to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death."
~Philippians 1:20

Trials either make us or break us. Paul had more than most of us can imagine. But through shipwrecks, prison, illness, starvation, thirst, he never blamed God. He did the opposite, he counted it all glory in Christ (Philippians 3:8).

Life is going to throw up roadblocks, we are going to fall down along the way. Life hurts. We lose loved ones, friends betray us, spouses can break our hearts, our children stray off course, our finances can be lost, along with jobs, houses, and everything we hold dear. Our bodies fall apart, we suffer in pain physically and mentally. The world around us spins out of control and we feel helpless. 

But for those who know the Lord, it is all a temporary condition that we know is intended to bring us closer to the Lord. Our dependence is on God and His provision, on what we know to be true of Him alone, not on what the circumstances and world around us say. It is in Christ we live and move and have our being (Acts 17:28). 

For those who are not Christians, the world looks grim. Life is a daily struggle. Hope is gone. But for those whose hope is in the Lord, the future is bright and glorious!

"Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in Him (Psalm 62:5)."

Read 
Job 38-39

A Year of Blessings by Marie McGaha
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