Craving Hope

Last night after our workout, Ryan's mom came into town and took us out for dinner. While we ate, we talked about all sorts of things...and among the stories, Ryan told her about the time he's spent reading through the letters I wrote him all those many years before I even knew who he was. He told her how many times he'd find a sentence in a letter that said, "Please hurry to me," and a glance at the date the letter was written told us both...I still had a good decade to wait.

Around a mouthful of chips and salsa, I piped up, "I would have died if I'd known." She smiled and said, "And that's why God doesn't tell us those things He knows we can't handle.

There were times I was convinced that knowing an exact ending date of my single status would make it easier to bear...because I would at least know it had an end. But the truth is - if you'd told me when I was 21 that I'd have to wait until I was 34 - I don't know that it would have seemed the least bit easier to bear.

I wanted hope in the form of an answer. God gave me hope in the form of sustaining grace for each day.

We all want hope. We want to know that this season...whatever hard season it is...will pass. And more than that...we want to know that we will pass the test of whatever God is asking of us in this moment.

We need hope.

You craving hope today?

 

Thankfulness, Day 22: God gives us great gifts when he sends people to fill voids in our lives. I love it when someone can step in and carry on a legacy someone else began. I am so grateful God has sent people into my life to fill the role my grandparents began, even though they've passed away. Maybe He's sent some honorary people into your life...thank one of them for taking on that investment in you!