Hope...Lord you are My Hope

I’ve been running through rain that I thought would never end
Trying to make it on faith in a struggle against the wind
I’ve seen the dark and the broken places
But I know in my soul no matter how bad it gets, I’ll be alright

There’s hope in front of me
There’s a light I still see it
There’s a hand still holding me
Even when I don’t believe it
I might be down but I’m not dead
There’s better days still up ahead
Even after all I’ve seen, there’s hope in front of me

There’s a place at the end of the storm you’ll finally find
Where the hurt and the tears and the pain all fall behind
You open up your eyes and up ahead there’s a big sun shining
Right then and there you realize, you’ll be alright

There’s hope in front of me
There’s a light I still see it
There’s a hand still holding me
Even when I don’t believe it
I might be down but I’m not dead
There’s better days still up ahead
Even after all I’ve seen, there’s hope in front of me

There’s a hope still burning
I can feel it rising through the night
And my world’s still turning
I can feel Your love here by my side

You’re my hope
You’re the light I still see it
Your hands are holding me
Even when I don’t believe
Oh, I’ve got to believe, I‘ve got to believe

I still have hope
You are my hope

- Danny Gokey

Woke up to some sorrowful news this morning from my sister.  It's a price to pay, not only with human beings but our beloved pets as well that our hearts take some deep blows.

Even before I had found that I had missed that call last night this song was very strong in my mind this morning.

I have much to relate to this song.  I collect quite a few based on what I am going through.

More often than not, I must confess, I don't convey my feelings to others.  I am my own worst enemy in that regard.  How can anyone help bear my burdens, as Scripture says that we should be doing, if I don't share them?

I am actually a very emotional person. I just don't let it out often.  But what I am learning is how to do that. I am in my early 50's and am still being taught what it is to be the me that Jesus wants. 

What many tend to NOT get about me is more often than not my sort of explosive outbursts of information are based in excitement of the moment.

Not to get off track but to help lay a foundation.  Hope.

Look back at King David's life.  A great deal of his 'posts' in the book of Psalms refers to who his hope is. What he would be without his Lord. 

Look at Jesus's life, He was and is the epitome of walking, talking hope.

Scripture mentions sorrow in the night but joy comes in the morning.  A night can be days, months or years long.  But, in time, daylight dawns.  There's many a storm that goes on and all we see is the rain and darkness, even knowing that above the clouds it is bright and sunny.

We who believe in Christ have hope. It still hurts but we have hope. 

If you cornered unbelievers into the question...it's probably one of, if not THE thing, that they are seeking.  Hope.

Coming to Christ brings that.

My Lord is my Hope.
Regardless of the darkness of the clouds...I call to Jesus and He is there.
No waiting, no music on hold, no Press 1 for English, He is there...now.
Regardless of how good it is, He is there.
Regardless of how great the pain is, He is there.  All that we have experienced, He has experienced.  He knows.  We who believe do not have a Savior who is unfamiliar with life.  Scripture says it and I believe it.

My Lord is my hope. He is with me at all times.  I fall down before Him because of sin, He is there to pick me up, clean me off, and help me to walk it off and get moving again.  He never intends for us to stand still in our sorrows but to keep moving.  To show others the kind of hope available through a life with Christ.

We have hope. We share that hope.

Paul writes of us being in a race.  There may be pauses along the way but we need to keep moving.  The prize at the end will make all the painful and joyous footsteps worth it.

I wasn't remotely sure what God was going to have me write today, but I am glad it was this. God's Grace comes by way of hope.

As I was thinking yesterday about the story Jesus told of the Rich man and Lazarus.  The chief thing that the tormented rich man wanted was for there to be hope for his family that was still alive.  That they would know not to follow in his footsteps. To not end up there.

There is no hope for those who die without knowing Christ Jesus.

But for you who read this now, there's Hope in front of you.  Jesus Christ has His arms wide open begging you to come to Him. 

We who believe share with all the hope that Christ has given us.