"There is no hope." The doctor's words shifted our perspective of life. Apparently, she thought her words would help to face reality. But. It felt like the breath of life had been sucked out of our family and there was no place to go.
I like how the Message translates hope in Hebrews 6:19,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
Life changed when another doctor said, "There is always hope. Don't lose hope."There are times we wrestle with unbelief and hopelessness; to move forward, we must make the decision to hope. The thing is . . . a part of hope is believing . . . the power of God prevails in all situations. No matter how desperate, how crushing, or how hopeless a situation of life becomes, when we believe God has something more for us, we are strengthened to face what we need to face.
Yes, my soul, find rest in God;
my hope comes from him (Psalm 62:5, NIV)The Psalmist used the Hebrew word, hope, a cord as an attachment. So. We grip on to the cord of hope, our lifeline, knowing it is attached to the heart of God, the place of Life. When we let go of the cord of hope, we experience loss, emptiness, chaos, and devastation. We not only need to intentionally hold on to the lifeline but to cast it out to others, letting them know there is always Hope.
I like how the Message translates hope in Hebrews 6:19,
We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go. It's an unbreakable spiritual lifeline, reaching past all appearances right to the very presence of God where Jesus, running on ahead of us, has taken up his permanent post as high priest for us, in the order of Melchizedek.
There is always hope . . . a cord attached to the heart of God . . . our lifeline. Take a leap of faith, hold on to the cord, believe there is more to come.Learning to Kickstart hanging on to the cord of hope, believing there is always hope,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)