“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. “Romans 15:13
When we face any type of adversity, we can find ourselves questioning of faith. We begin to ask things like, why me? How is this fair? God, where are you? The reality is that He is right there with us. Yes, even when we cannot feel Him or we feel overwhelmed, He is there carrying us through.
Having faith and believing does not guarantee us the perfect life without tragedy or pain. But having faith does give us the ability to face the situation(s) knowing that our loving and caring Father is right beside us. It gives us HOPE.
H-Honesty -It helps us stay honest with ourselves. Where there is a negative thought there are even more positive ones to help us focus on the truth of who we really are so that we can get back up, keep moving forward and tell a better story.
O-Opportunity- Hope always provides opportunity for us to grow. Even when we fail time and time again, the opportunity to grow and get back up again exists.
P-Persistence-It provides us the push to keep showing up and trying allowing us to overcome and succeed. even when we fall short. We get unlimited number of chances to keep going forward even if they are only baby steps.
E-Enthusiasm-Hope helps us stay enthusiastic even when we fall. It helps provide fuel for the fire that burns inside of us that helps us to keep moving forward and to tell a better story.
to tell a better story.
Sometimes life can be heavy and hard to maneuver through. But in even in the hardest times our loving Father is there ready for us to trust Him allowing Him to heal us and bring us joy and understanding. In those moments where we waiver we must remember to pray asking Him for healing and believing He is. May you all continue to have faith and hope! Thank you for reading.