How to have hope again….
The darkness often seems too dark. In the middle of the winter months, especially here in the hills of Appalachia, my heart sometimes aches with the darkness all around. The nights have been especially cold as well, and for someone who battles seasonal depression each year, it is hard to have hope.
Have you ever felt like hope was a joke?
Me too. But, you and I are not alone. Hope is not a joke and if you are struggling with finding some hope, I pray that you will know this: HOPE WILL COME! As my good friend, Michelle says, hope prevails. Hope will not just show up one day. But we can hope again. It isn’t easy and often we need someone else to walk with us, but let’s start with these three things first. These are three things we can start believing. They might be hard to do but they can be a stepping stone to hope!
3 THINGS TO BELIEVE RIGHT NOW
1. Believe God’s Word to be true. Even though our circumstances, our depression, and our anxiety might seem to say we can’t have hope, God’s word says we can. The Bible says there is hope. Let’s start believing God’s Word and not the lies of the enemy.
2. Believe that life won’t always be this way. Life never stays the same. Although it might be that life has been hard for a very long time, it won’t always be this way. Change is coming. Maybe it is time for you to make that change by looking to God and believing
3. Believe we aren’t alone. Hope is almost always impossible alone. We were not created to be independent. God is there with us, but He has also placed other people in our lives. Reach out. Cry out. Send that text. Take that Sunday and go to church. Other Christians are open and willing to help you through this hard season. Seek out help.
YOU CAN BELIEVE AGAIN!
This is an updated edition of a post originally published on Sarah Frazer
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