December 2 • A Way Forward

There is a way forward. No matter what you are facing, there is a way forward. Your pain is not the end. Your failure is not final. You are not finished. God is not finished. The journey toward real hope begins at the end of yourself, when you’ve tried so many other things, and nothing has worked. 

Giving up is a tempting choice when we can no longer see ourselves on the other side of our current circumstance. Like a hundred-year-old man living by hope that a child will someday come, hopelessness can consume all other joy and leave us questioning everything. Holding on any longer feels stupid. This is the moment where hope is tested. 

Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off. [Proverbs 23:18] Your hope is not dependent on you. Your hope is centered in the God who is not dependent on you. Your hope is built on the continual care that God provides and has provided since time began. The first step forward is trusting God to show you the next step.

Hope refuses to let your imagination die, because with God, all things are possible. [Matthew 19:26] There is always a way forward. It might not be easy or comfortable. You might have to deal with things you have been avoiding. You will have to work through your issues. But what seems impossible now becomes easier when we are willing to cry out, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I am. [Psalm 61:1-2]