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Hope can be a slippery thing: A pondering by Holly Woodbridge
I hope we will have good weather tomorrow. I hope I have enough to pay my bills. I hope things will work out for the better. I hope this isn’t cancer. Hope is a slippery thing, at least when our hope is misplaced. I have struggled a bit lately holding on to hope. People disappoint, circumstances discourage. The hard happens. I sometimes get distracted by the mess of life. People I thought were real are not. Foundations I thought were secure get shaky. And then out of the blue, the sun comes shining through. I had a conversation with a dear friend this week. Her circumstances have opened up bright possibilities for her. I can see God working so clearly in her life, opening doors and filling her bucket with joy. And I am reminded of the hope we possess. My vision clears as I see Jesus again. My circumstances may not have changed, but I got to clearly see my God at work and I was reminded of the reality of HIM. See, we think of hope as that thing just out of reach, but the hope we read about in scripture is what we have, while we wait for what we don’t yet have. May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you. Psalm 33:22 I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope. Psalm 130:5 Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Psalm 25:5 You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word. Psalm 119:114 Our hope is not misplaced. Our hope is HIM. Our hope is in His word. And although there may be some waiting involved as He works out His plan for our life, we do not have to wait for Him. He is our hope and He is with us, within us in the waiting. And He will keep you from slipping as you hold tight to His hand. My friend is overflowing with hope and it has splashed all over me. So, get out your bucket. Hold it out there. He will fill you up. May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
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