A Place of Hope

It is true that hope deferred makes the heart sick. When your hopes are delayed, deterred, or detoured you are left with emptiness. Like a stomach that just heaved, you feel hollow; left with a bitter taste in your mouth. But, when your longings are fulfilled, you are satisfied, like partaking in a delicious, savory meal with loved ones gathered around the table and laughter filling the air.

Dreams may come and go, morph and change, but hope is lasting and unwavering. The outcomes of dreams may not unfold as you picture them. Don’t be so distracted or despaired by your losses that You fail to see the greater miracle of God’s faithfulness.

Hope placed in God is a hope that does not fade, spoil or quit. God does not change, nor leave you nor forsake you. When others let you down, when you let yourself down, when your hopes sink rather than float, remember that God is steady, unchanging, and anchoring you with His Truth.

Hoping in possessions, people, and position is a dangerous game for your heart. Hope in God is real, for God is real. Allow God to be the keeper of your heart. Choose to stay close to God as He keeps you, for God has chosen you.

Today is full of possibilities. Even in the midst of the uncertainty and unraveling that you see all around, God is right there in the midst. God holds the keys. God has the final say.

Hope in the One who holds you tight, who holds you close, who is capable of holding you together when you fear you’ll fall apart. Hope in the one who made you, understands you, and loves you with more love than you dare to imagine.

Come, let’s walk together, with Grace, through this brand new day; full of hope.

Philip Myers