Blessed be {God}...
who according to His
abundant mercy has
begotten us again to
a living hope.
{1 Peter 1:3}
Life is hard for everybody, but it's much harder for
some than for others. Putting our trust in Christ
as our Saviour does little to change that. Nothing in
the Bible promises us a free pass merely because we
are Christ's followers. In fact, some of our wounds may
not heal and some of our deficiences may not be corrected
during our lifetime. They may even get worse. Yet our
deformities and weaknesses are only temporary.
Anticipating what God has in store for us can put a smile in
our heart. Hope gives us poise and lets us live with inner
strength, because we know that one day we will be
dramatically different than we are now.
If you are in some way damaged by past abuse or feeling
defeated by sin, or if you feel so inferior to others that you
walk with your eyes to the ground, take heart in what God
has in store for you. Live today with the courage God gives
you. Make what you can of your afflictions. But rejoice,
because all that degrades and limits you is only temporary.
It will be gone...some of it sooner rather than later.
If you have a living hope in Christ, you can deal with your
past because of your future. God's glorious best for you
lies ahead.
Christians can cope with their past because
they have hope for the future.
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