Today's Truth
Hope deferred makes the heart sick... (Proverbs 13:12, NIV).
Friend to Friend
For months, there's been a deep longing in me. On some days, I quietly call-out to God. On others, I nearly yell-out my desire to Him. I hope my dream will happen. I want it to happen. Yet, despite all my prayers – time-after-time -- doors keep getting shut on me. All I hear is, "No! No! No!"
I pray again. No. I pray later. No.
Nothing gives-way. Nope. Dead air.
Ever been there?
I'm quite certain, some of you have been praying for years for: one thing. Some of you have shed tears and sweat over a person. Some of you have tried to push forward, anyway, and hit a wall. Some you now live in defeat, doubt, or despair. As if you are "the only one" that this is happening to…
"Hope deferred makes the heart sick..." Proverbs 13:12, NIV
Does your heart feel a little "sick" because you've lost hope?
I thought about something the other day that renewed my hope. It was this: I never withhold things from my kids to hurt them. The only time I withhold things is to give them a better thing. I don't give them sweets all the time, because I want them to have good health. They can't watch TV, because I want them to do homework and have opportunities in life. They can't get together with that one friend, because I know that friend would lead them down the wrong road. My end-goal is always -- their benefit, joy, growth, life, increase, learning... My end-goal is always their good. |
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