Psalm 39:7 And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you.
As a child, I had a difficult time wrapping my head around the idea that I was to love God first and my family second. I didn’t really understand how I was supposed to love God, whom I could not see nor rely on in the way I did my parents, more than my parents who were physically with me and loved and cared for me daily.
Hebrews 6:19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.
As an adult who lost both parents unexpectedly and long before I was ready, I get it. God is my anchor. The hope I hold in His fierce love for me, the hope I hold in Heaven, anchors my soul. It allows me to weather heartache, pain, and loss. Don’t mistake this as an easy task. Letting go of loved ones when God calls them home is one of the most painful experiences on this earth. For each loved one I’ve had to say goodbye to, there is a deep ache of longing to see them again. But I WILL see them again one day and in a far better place than this earth.
2 Cor 3:12 Therefore, since we have such hope, we are very bold.
Lord, Thank You for this day and for Your fierce love. Thank You for being the hope that anchors my soul, that allows me to weather the trials of life. It isn’t easy, Lord, but my hope is in You, always, and for that gift, the gift of Your love and grace and my hope in You, I am thankful beyond words. Draw me closer. Amen.
Phil 1:20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
Have a blessed day.
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