Hope You Can Count On

Have you ever had hope fade despite your best intentions?

You held your breath and crossed your fingers only for things to fall apart.

You pinned your hopes and dreams on the coattails of someone who never intended to take care of you.

You wished with all your might on stars and dandelions but the hopes deep in your heart went unmet.

And so you set aside those hopes. You settled. You quit looking for more, and you caved into the life in front of you.

Hope felt pointless. Hope felt painful. Hope felt hopeless.

But the issue wasn’t the hope you held. The issue was what your hope was built on.

Hope that lasts is not about what we are hoping for, but Who we are hoping in.

My hope, centered on my Savior, cannot be destroyed by the winds of adversity, the storms of life, or the pain of death.

My hope, built on Jesus, stands firm in battle, anchors my soul in moments of despair, and speaks peace in the storm.

My hope is not in this world. It is not in myself or those around me. It does not rely on anything but my Jesus. And my Jesus does not disappoint. He does not fail. He does not break.

Let the sufferings come. Let the winds blow. Let the chaos rush around you. Your hope stands firm. Your hope is sure. You can count on it.