"It takes some of us a lifetime to learn that Christ, our Good Shepherd, knows exactly what He is doing with us. He understands us perfectly." Phillip Keller
Weekly Thought
When you were a child or teen, did you ever hope for something with seemingly all of your heartbut it never came to pass? A particular toy. A part in the musical. A certain someone to be your boyfriend or girlfriend.
Even when it comes to temporal desires, Solomon says that, "Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life" (Proverbs 13:12). How are we supposed to handle the grown-up disappointment of having noble and spiritually motivated hopes delayed and deferred?
In Hebrews 11 we find a hall of fame of faith. Some received what they were promised, while others didn'tat least not here on earth. And therein lies the secret of maintaining a positive and optimistic sense of hope and expectation when things don't appear to be working out. It's the realization that in eternity, all hope is realized.
Lord, I affirm a positive sense of expectation that You will do all that You promised in my life! Amen.
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
