Dear Person,
Part of me doesn't want to write this post because I feel like so many people have said it before. But I'm writing it for you because you need it today.
Your down, discouraged and every road to a new place is blocked, your stuck. You cry; your eyes water and deeper your heart cries. You wish someone would comfort you. But you don't share with anyone because it hurts and everyone else seems fine. You see your dreams smashed and despair that you've only put your whole life into them.
Stop a minute, dry your eyes. Sigh.
Do you feel a tiny flicker of hope?
Grasp that hope! I feel for you because it is hard. But I write this joyfully because I have hope and a promise for you. Your tears of pain will turn to tears of joy!
Psalms 30:5 ...weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
You feel unsure when the morning will be, but it will come.
Psalms 126:5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Isaiah 25:8 He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
John 16:20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
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Hi blogging friends, I haven't been around for a while. I didn't post as much in November as I had planned. And through December I stayed away because we don't do Christmas so I find the internet quite uninteresting. I hope you all enjoyed the last moments of 2018 and are having a happy new year so far!
I loved reading this post, Rachel! No matter how things might feel sometimes, there is always hope in Jesus!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! I hope you have a great January! :)
-Brooklyne
Oh my bae! I didn't realize you'd written or posted this! It's so perfect and makes me love your beautiful heart even more. xx
ReplyDeleteHello rachel. I am a Pastor from Mumbai, India. I am glad to stop by your profile on the blogger and the blog post. I am also blessed and feel privileged and honoured to get c onnected with you as well as know you as a child of God who loves the Lord Jesus Christ. The blog post on hope is very encouraging. How true it is what you have written on the post. I am sure it is an encouragement to the ones who have lost their hope and see no future. I love getting connected with the people of God around the globe to be encoruaged, strengthened and praying for one another. I have been in the Pastoral ministry for last 39 yrs in this great city of Mumbai a city with a great contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor live. We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the brokenhearted. We also encourage young and the adults from the west to come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. We would love to have you come to Mumbai to work with us during your vacation time. I am sure you will have a life changing experience. In the past many young people from your country came to Mumbai through Youth With A Mission and worked with us. My email id isL dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede. Looking forward to hear from you very soon. God's richrest blessings on you, your family and friends.
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