Tempting Hope

I wonder if there are some things in your life that simply feel hopeless.
I wonder if at times all of life and the human condition feels hopeless.

When we are without hope we find ourselves in despair.  Most of us have known that feeling a time or two before.  That is where faith comes in.  Imagine how it was for Jesus in the wilderness of temptation.  Imagine how different our lives would be if he chose to give in, if he gave up hope in the promises of God.

Recently I have been reading a book my Max Lucado.  In this book he repeats the lines

"You'll get through this.

It won't be painless.

It won't be quick.

But God will use this mess for good.

Don't be foolish or naive.

But don't despair either.

With god's help, you'll get through this."

Lucado uses the life story of Joseph to remind us that even though you may feel like you are in the darkest pit (in fact you have been stripped beaten and thrown in there by people who are supposed to love you) God is still with you, and you too may one day become someone who people turn to for help in desperate situations.  You may even find yourself a leader in the most unlikely of places and circumstances.  

If we refuse to loose hope we will come through.

So if you find yourself despairing, lost, alone, confused, angry or...  turn to the light of hope.

Join us on the journey of planting hope in your life and the lives of others this day.

And in the meantime most of all know you are not alone.