Hope

I have to admit that I am somewhat of a Facebook addict. Having the application on my iPhone makes it easy to check my friends status updates multiple times a day. Lately, it seems, many of those updates have to do with children and other loved ones suffering along with a request for prayer. I found myself overwhelmed by feelings of grief for those suffering and really struggling with my own fears for my family. As I prayed for many of those and being honest with God about my subsequent hopeless feelings, he led me to consider that my confidence and hope is in hope. I want to feel hope so I'll know there is hope. Then I heard myself talking to clients about not letting feelings determine what you believe to be true. In short, I cannot hope in hope. My hope is in Christ, the True One.

Some times hoping in Christ doesn't feel good.