Look left and right and I can guarantee that you will find someone that has been broken by the world that we live in. That broken person may even be you. You may not have skin that stretches over your bones from starvation, or have been a victim of a tragedy, but you have been broken because life decided that it wanted to become a bully and kick you down. Sometimes, it’s so easy to just get back up. But other times, it feels like you are being abused and pushed down further and further, if that was even possible. Getting back up is like dirt being kicked in your face because finding your way back onto the path you were once on is so much more difficult than trying to stay on it ever was. It feels like the more you struggle, the more you lose. I suppose that’s why people lose hope.
“How narrow the gate and constricted the road that leads to life. And those who find it are few.” (Mt 7:14) It is a blessing that I can say that I have always found my way back to God. Some people, however, struggle a lot more than I do.
When I see people starting to lose hope, I always tell them: God gives His hardest battles to His strongest soldiers. There is nothing in this world that you cannot accomplish with our God: the God that ever is, was, and will be, that can move mountains and calm storms, which gave up His only Son to die on the cross so that we might one day be with Him.
“The LORD is with me; I am not afraid; what can mortals do against me?” (Ps 118:6) When times of trouble come our way, all seems lost. But the Lord works in mysterious ways and He has a perfectly crafted plan for us all. No matter what happens, we must always stand firm knowing that He is by our side, and place our hope in Him.
Abba Father, we know that You are here. We pray that You give us the strength to persevere during difficult times and the faith to always place our hope in You. “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.” (Ps 23:4a) Amen!
When I see people starting to lose hope, I always tell them: God gives His hardest battles to His strongest soldiers. There is nothing in this world that you cannot accomplish with our God: the God that ever is, was, and will be, that can move mountains and calm storms, which gave up His only Son to die on the cross so that we might one day be with Him.
“The LORD is with me; I am not afraid; what can mortals do against me?” (Ps 118:6) When times of trouble come our way, all seems lost. But the Lord works in mysterious ways and He has a perfectly crafted plan for us all. No matter what happens, we must always stand firm knowing that He is by our side, and place our hope in Him.
Abba Father, we know that You are here. We pray that You give us the strength to persevere during difficult times and the faith to always place our hope in You. “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.” (Ps 23:4a) Amen!