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When something unexpected happens and it seems as if the odds are stacked against me; against what God has promised, I start to wonder, to doubt myself and what I know God spoke to me and my husband.
But I must remember, my faith cannot be placed in the way circumstances may appear to me.
“Even if it seems impossible [to you], should it also seem impossible to me, says the Lord of hosts?” (Zechariah 8:6)
Prayer should never be used as a last resort or be treated as a secondary hope. Prayer is communication with God – communion with God. There is nothing greater than communion with God. He is the One who has the power to heal and change hearts. He should always be my first (and only) One to flee to.
No one and nothing can move like Him. No one understands like Him. No one loves like Him. Why turn anywhere else?
Hope is beautiful, but without communion — of intimate communication — with the who One offers hope, hope by itself is empty. What is there to hope in if not Christ? Everything good and true is from Him.
So, I search my memories and I recall what promises God has made and how often He fulfilled them – 100% of the time. Never once did He make a promise He hasn’t kept.
Even when circumstances look bleak, I shall not place my hope in them, but in the One who promised deliverance. He is able to do exceedingly more than even I can imagine.
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21
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Yes…hope in Him is the only way to endure uncertainty. Praying with you my friend. May God pour an extra dose of His peace over your heart today, tomorrow, and as long as it takes to be able to say “this too HAS passed. Praise God!”
Thank you for the reminder that God fulfills his promises. A decade ago God promised to move us back South. In recent years we’ve become very comfortable where we are and stopped watching for him to work. Lately we’ve seen a couple of signs that he maybe working to bring about a move soon. It’s exciting and scary to see God work!