Hope is a One Way Steet : I’m Taking That Road
A picture of hope
Have you been in a holding place lately? You know, a place where it just doesn’t seem like much is happening and you’re struggling to be patient because you want something new to happen in your life immediately. I think we’ve all been there. I know recently I’ve felt like I’m just not using all the gifts God has given me at work and I’ve questioned whether or not I’m operating in His purpose or running a rat race. I’ve just felt like a change must be on the way because life can’t be this mundane. Well this week I’ve had friends speak to my life in this area and I felt it necessary to share.
One friend found a lost family member after many years. A few weeks earlier this same friend spoke of the desire to find the lost family member but had no clue how. My friend had done the internet searches and had just about lost hope that finding the lost family member would ever occur. Just when my friend thought it may be a lost cause my friend received a call the phone rang and it was someone who had located the long lost family member. When I was a kid it used to amaze me how when God decides to perform a miracle He does so in a manner that you know it was only him. You see my friends lost family member had only got online 4 days ago and that it only took four days from that step for a family to find it’s lost member who had been looking for years But God!
I have a cousin who many years ago lost contact with the family. Growing up she was the cousin I looked up to the most. She was a few years older, smart (matter-of-fact the 1st to graduate from a 4 year University in my family), funny and had one of the kindest spirits you could encounter. Many things went on in the family and we lost contact with her. Yesterday she found my sister and added her as a friend on Facebook and last night I added her as a friend on Facebook. Our uncle passed away in March and at the funeral I actually told my mother that I missed my cousin and wished she was there. My mother told me to pray and continue to pray and that in time God would make it happen. Yesterday after nearly 8 years He did. But God!
Today I met for lunch with a young man who has a vision to change the city of Gary Indiana. We met to talk about initiatives I could help him with and in doing so, we sat across the table exchanging ideas of vision and ways to execute things to change lives. We talked about God and how the divine architect builds on top of solid foundations. We talked about how he allows people to cross paths at particular times after going through specific things to help each other accomplish His purpose. We talked about waiting on God and being patient. We talked about hope and ways share our message with people in our communities. Needless to say it was a great lunch but from it again I witnessed God doing a work. My friend talked with me about how to maximize my effectiveness as a leader. It was a Word I needed and received. But God!
These are only three examples but their are numerous examples of God operating in lives of those who have faith. Hebrews 11:1 says “NOW faith is being sure of what we have hoped for and certain of what we do not see. “Webster’s defines faith as simply belief. So, God is operating in the lives of those who believe.
I know that this faith thing seems so complex at times. I think we make it much more difficult then it needs to be. We complicate it with doctrine, rules, and denomination when God just wants us to believe in him blindly and his son Jesus. I choose to live a life based in hope and assuredness. I choose to live one that resides in the fact that God is alive and this because he sacrificed his son Jesus Christ for our sins and he rose from the dead. I am committed to traveling this road of hope and faith and I don’t want to take any other path. I choose this road because it’s along this path that you see God’s miracles big and small. It’s along this road that you meet people who refuel you, give you tools you need down the road, and encourage you to continue on your journey. The road of hope is one not littered with the pot holes of doubt and insecurity. I encourage you to travel this road. God Bless You
