Do you believe in tomorrow? Do you have hope for all of your tomorrows?
Sometimes, our past can so cloud our eyes
that we fail to see that there is the bright promise of tomorrow.
As I reflect back on my own life, I've faced some dark and troubling moments when I doubted that I would see my
tomorrows.
I've waded through the divorce thing
twice now. The second time through I
also had to deal with a drug relapse on the part of the woman to whom I was
married. That period in my life was one
of great fear and trepidation. I
wondered if I would survive that episode physically, emotionally and
financially.
I remember on more than one occasion when
my ex was out on a drug binge and I questioned whether I would get the dreaded
phone call that she had been found in an alley somewhere with a gunshot wound,
or dead of an overdose.
I remember another time when I feared
that she would bring her pusher to our home in search of money, jewelry, or to
take electronic equipment, clothes or any other valuables that could be turned
into cash.
What about your past? What has happened to cause you fear as you
face your tomorrows?
Are you full of hope?
Are you discouraged?
Do you dread awakening to face yet
another day?
I would like to offer you a word of
hope. It is found in the lyrics of a
Bill Gaither song – Because He Lives
Because He
lives I can face tomorrow
Because He
lives all fear is gone
Because I
know He holds the future
And life
is worth the living just because He lives
I find great encouragement from these
words, for I have lived to experience the hope that my future held beyond the
present circumstances I was facing.
I have risen from my bed each morning
after the devastations spoken of in the above passage.
I have faced the next day, sometimes
still wondering from where the money would come when the bank account was
depleted.
I have also found great comfort and hope
in the scriptures for such times as these.
Be not be
afraid nor dismayed, for I the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
~Joshua
1:9
And another
For
without a doubt I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your
welfare and not for harm, to give you a future full of hope.
~Jeremiah
29:11
My experiences with God have shown me
time and again that God can be trusted to get me through this life on
earth.
When I read the news and see what is
happening in this world, I wonder about what kind of future we all face. I ponder the possibilities that mankind can
wreck on our existence.
And then I come back to the scriptures
and my own past experiences. I see the
hand of God at work in the middle of these troubles. And he has never let me down.
It is important to note this – God never
promised to keep us from heartache. He does
promise to be with us in the middle of our heartache.
And so it is true.
God is with you, right now, in the middle
of whatever it is you are facing.
Perhaps it is time to call on His
name. Ask boldly for what you need, and
watch for the hand of God to work in ways beyond understanding.
He is with you and with me in all of our
tomorrows.
I believe!
Please watch this.
My Prayer for You
God:
Sometimes my tomorrows look pretty bleak. On my worst days I don't want to get out of bed. Is there hope for the likes of me?
The song above says there is hope.
The verses of scripture say there is hope.
I want to believe in hope.
Mostly, I want to believe in your steady hand on the wheel of this world. I take a step of faith into your arms Father God. I trust whatever my future may hold, because I trust your hand that holds me in this moment.
Amen!
P Michael
Biggs
Offering Hope
Encouragement Inspiration
One Word at a Time
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