HOPE

"I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. “ (Psalm 27:13-14 New International Version)
Some days what I need more than anything else is hope. I need to know I will see the goodness of the Lord in THIS world. Often it feels so far away.
Today, beloved – I offer you hope.
It is hard to be told to wait, to be strong, to take heart. But some days that is what we must do.
Some folks think that God doesn’t hear us – or doesn’t answer. It’s my belief that God always answers: Sometimes “yes”, sometimes “no”, and maybe hardest of all “wait.”
Yet the Psalmist was confident that at some point He would again see the goodness of God. He doesn’t know when. He doesn’t know how. However, he holds on to the hope – a confident hope – that God will answer. The Psalmist’s job – to wait – be strong – and take heart.
For those of us with chronic illnesses – God offers us hope. It takes courage and endurance to hold on to that hope. We must be strong when we feel weak. Yet God promises to give us that strength. We must take heart. We have the witnesses of those who have gone before us. We have God’s word – His promises to all who believe.
Take heart, dear reader, as impossible as it may seem, God will hold true to His word and we will see the goodness of the Lord, in whatever form it takes, in the land of the living.
Be strong.
Take heart.
Wait.
In this we find our hope.
Prayer: Father God, Thank you for your amazing promises to us. Thank you that you hold out hope when it feels hopeless. I pray each person reading this today can claim your promises and are granted the endurance they need for today – and for each day thereafter.
ABOUT THE AUTHORdeni believes that the only true way to deal with chronic pain and chronic illness is to bring them to the feet of her Lord and Savior. Her multiple illnesses (Celiac Sprue, Atrial Fibrillation, Ankylosing Spondylitis, to name a few) have taught her many things about herself and her Christian walk. It is her fondest prayer that some of her words might be encouraging to others as they walk the path of chronic illness. deni can be reached at denipath4change@yahoo.com.