There Is Hope
Yet this I call to mind and therefore I
have hope:
Because of the LORD’S great love we are
not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning; great is
your faithfulness.
The LORD is good to those whose hope is
in him, to the one who seeks him;
It is good to wait quietly for the
salvation of the LORD. – Lamentations 3:21-26
Some days throw you down, stomp all over you, and lead
you to a path you never planned to take. It doesn’t have to be a bad path.
Sometimes change is good. But change isn’t easy. In fact, it can be hard and
scary.
Have you ever known fear? Have you felt that racing
heart, the sweaty palms, the frantic mind that threatens to consume you? It
comes to most of us, whether we admit it or not.
Some people are consumed with fear at the thought of giving
a speech. Others turn clammy during a job interview or a first date. Some
people panic when they board an airplane. For others it’s a roller coaster or talking
to a friend or co-worker about a disagreement.
When life seems more like a whirlwind that will
consume us, we can take a deep breath and remember that God’s faithfulness
never ends. No matter what else is going on, He stands with us. Our hope is
found in Him, not the circumstances of our day.
We live in a frantic-paced world that tells us we must
have it all right now. There is no pause button. There is no time to take a
deep breath and just be. We have to keep moving forward or, surely, we’ll slide
back to where we don’t want to be.
His compassions are new every morning. What does that
even mean? God is sympathetic. He shows us pity and concern. He cares about our
sufferings and misfortunes. He wants to help us. And therein lies our hope.
It’s that hope that reminds us good always follows the
bad if we’ll only trust in God. It’s that hope that assures us God cares about
our suffering and will carry us through until the light dawns again. It’s that
hope we cling to in the midst of what sometimes seems like a never-ending
storm.
Then one day the world shifts and hope dawns. Change
comes. It’s scary and right and we are at once determined to grasp it mightily
and to turn away from possible heartbreak. It’s that bridge between hope and
fear. God is there.
We are not called to fear. We are not called to second
best or the leftovers of someone else. We are called to the light, basking in
God’s glory as His privileged children. He
is faithful.
I don’t know your story but I do know this: God can be
trusted. When the darkness threatens to consume you, when fear gives you pause,
look toward the light. That’s where you’ll find your hope.
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