Without hope, most of us would succumb to the pressures that come in this life and just quit.
But having hope – that there is something better ahead, that there’s good here in the difficulty; a silver lining perhaps – that helps us to endure all the hard things up to its end.
See, long-lasting does not mean lasting-forever, there is an end. Having a perspective that looks for goodness in the hard allows us to get glimpses of the good God that is up to and that gives us hope to persevere.
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Shine the light of joy
The key to joy in difficult situations is this truth – He never left. It’s growing in awareness of His constant presence here & now, as we wait for then.…
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Rest in His presence
God is all around us and always with us; He never left… This is my third entry as I journal through “Rest Here” – the October 2025 devotional by Illustrated…
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Shine the light of hope
Creative Worship Stamps is hosting an Instagram Hop to celebrate the October release which includes Christmas sets, new word dies, sentiments, and more! Hop along and comment (on Instagram) for a…
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Rest in hope
Rest has seemed like such an unattainable thing for most of my life. My mind in particular is very much lacking in that. So, I certainly don’t know how to…
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Pray like His promises are true
God is faithful to keep His word. What He has spoken will certainly come to pass. All that He has promised, all that He said He would do, He will…
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Pray like you are beloved
My daughter wasn’t feeling well one day recently. She was in physical pain and my heart went out to her. That’s not only because she is my daughter who I…