Romans 15:13
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.
Hope, sometimes that is all you are left with, just hope. Wait, is there any such thing as just hope? Hope is the concrete that holds everything else in life together. Hope is the foundation. If all I have left is hope, I am left with a lot! Hope is where joy and peace spring from. Hope is what allows you to trust. It is when we lose hope that everything is lost.
Sometimes hope is just a sliver of light or the quietest of voices. Pull everything you have left to focus there. I am speaking from experience here. All of my suicidal thoughts, plans, and attempts have been thwarted by someone installing hope in me again. When I recognize my path leading there, I reach out to others. I hit my knees in prayer. My words are often, “I can’t hang on, will you please hang on to me?” That is where I focus my hope.
Circumstances become very dark. If you can’t hold on, reach out and let someone hold you. Let God use that last bit of hope to 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.
Lord, I place my hope in You. ~amen
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