in Jesus, I see Hope

Anger, shame, pain, guilt, anxiety drives me sometimes to a desert of hard heartedness, a place where it is untouchable, unreachable, and non submissive to anything but myself.

There is so much going on around us right now. 

Let me just say that again...

There is just so much going on around us right now, in families, in countries, sickness, uncertainty, betrayel, injustice and every kind of evil. When you pay close attention to these things, it is so easy to let hope slip by. 

Hope through an eternal perspective changes everything. He is a Reason of our faith, our Risen Saviour, and because He lives, there is 'calm reassurance that we can face these uncertain days'.He is our answer. 

The thing about Jesus is, he provides in the lack, he calms in the storm, he heals in the death.. You see this? He is right in the middle of all the Chaos, and He gives Hope, He gives undying strength everyday, He shepherds our Soul because He knows how easily our 'hoarded resources' are exhausted.

Hebrews 10:23---Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

Our faith, hope & love hinge on God Himself, thankfully not on us, our thoughts, emotions nor our doings. 

Sharing this poem Ravi Sir once shared, written by Anne Flint:

The song was written by Anne Johnson Flint, who by the age of 6 had lost both her parents. By her teens she had developed arthritis and soon after lost the use of her legs. Bedridden, she was covered with sores and lost control of her hands and many of her bodily functions.The song itself was published in the 1940’s during a time of war, suffering, pain and loss.

He giveth more grace when the burdens grow greater
He sendeth more strength when the labors increase
To added affliction He addeth His mercy
To multiplied trials His multiplied peace

His love has no limit, His grace has no measure
His pow'r has no boundary known unto men
For out of His infinite riches in Jesus
He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again

When we have exhausted our store of endurance
When our strength has failed ere the day is half done
When we reach the end of our hoarded resources
Our Father's full giving is only begun

His love has no limit, His grace has no measure
His pow'r has no boundary known unto men
For out of His infinite riches in Jesus
He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again

His love has no limit, His grace has no measure
His pow'r has no boundary known unto men
For out of His infinite riches in Jesus
He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again

For out of His infinite riches in Jesus
He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again. 

Amen. 

Romans5:2--5

² Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. ³ Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, ⁴ and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, ⁵ and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.