I have included
this poem 'Is There Hope?'
As part of this
devotional.
It can sometimes seem to
us
As though we fall behind
Other things
seem to emerge
That crowds our troubled
minds
There are days we feel as though
We
can’t take it anymore
What’s the use of
carrying on
When we struggle in the
Lord?
Why all this needless grief?
And
why do we carry on?
Frustration is our only
friend
And the hope we had is gone
Each
new day that we face
Is the dawning of the
same
We feel a sense of hopelessness
When
we see that nothing's changed
Joylessness
and uselessness
It seems it’s all we
have
Even though we proclaim Christ
We’ve
lost the spark we had
The anguish of the
Christian soul
So twisted in our grief
It
seems as though it will never end
Our hearts
continually bleed
Is there hope in
carrying on?
Is there hope in God?
Who is
He that will carry us
When we’re in spiritual
fog?
Though at times we feel these
things
God stays faithful and true
He
fully understands our pain
And He sheds a
tear or two
Jesus too has felt real
anguish
In Gethsemane that night
Torn
between living His life
And what He knew was
right
And even on the cross He felt
The
heaviness of our sin
He saw the pain deep in
our hearts
And the prison we are in
He
won the victory over death
In His hand He
holds the keys
That unlocks our prison
doors
And sets our spirits free
So yes
there’s hope in carrying on
And reason to
believe
Jesus Christ is our hope in
life
And for Eternity.
© By
M.S.Lowndes
Read:
Psalm 6
We have times in our lives
when we feel it’s just all
too much to bear.
We feel like completely giving up
on
persevering and even giving up on God.
It’s especially
hard when we have had
backgrounds that have been
especially
challenging to breakthrough.
Isaiah 61: 3
says:
”To grant [consolation and joy] to
those who mourn in
Zion- to give them an
ornament (a garland or diadem)
of beauty
instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead
of
mourning, the garment [expressive] of
praise
instead of a heavy, burdened, and
failing spirit-
that they may be called oaks
of righteousness
[lofty, strong, and
magnificent, distinguished for
uprightness,
justice, and right standing with God],
the
planting of the Lord, that He may be
glorified”.
Psalm 30: 11
says:
"You have turned my mourning into
dancing for me; you
have put off my sackcloth
and girded me with gladness".
And verse 5
says: "Weeping may endure for a night,
but
joy comes in the morning."
Though we go
through these dark times, God will bring
us
back into a time of rejoicing.
Proverbs
17: 22 says:
”A happy heart is good
medicine and a cheerful mind
works healing,
but a broken spirit dries up the
bones.”
A broken spirit brings about a
sense of hopelessness.
But how do we acquire
a ‘happy heart’ and a ‘cheerful
mind’? I
believe it can be found in our
relationship
with Jesus. In surrendering to
Him daily. Prayerfully
reading and applying
God’s Word to our lives. It does
come. He
will clothe us with the garment of praise.
One
thing I find that really lifts my spirit
is listening
to and singing along to praise
and worship music. It
can transform those
days of despair.
The words of the poem
may be what you feel from time
to time. You
may be feeling this way today. But I
just
want you to know - 'There is hope'. And
Jesus fully understands how you feel.
Whatever you do, do not give up! Let God transform your life and
turn your sorrow into
joy.
By M.S.Lowndes
If you do not know Jesus as
your Lord and Saviour you can read about who
Jesus is and how you can give
your life over
to Him. Just click on
About
Jesus
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