Scripture: Proverb 23:18
Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
Thought for the Day: Someone once quoted this passage and said, “It is really easy for others to say that when they are not the one who feels the loss and disappointed.” The promises of faith seem very clear that God will not cut us off, but it does not mean that life and the people we know won’t drop us like a rock, leaving us disillusioned and hurt. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” It is a balance. We do not ignore the emotional wound caused by some hurtful event, but we also do not forget God’s promise to be present to us in all of life’s situations. Michael J. Fox wrote, “There’s always failure. And there’s always disappointment. And there’s always loss. But the secret is learning from the loss, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums.” I think Fox was attempting to say that there will be holes into which we fall on occasion (or be pushed), but they do not have the power to keep us there.
Prayer: Keep repeating your promise of eternal love, God, especially when I feeling discouraged and demoralized. It may take me a little while before I can claim what I hear you saying. Amen.
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Another VERY good lesson. Thanks for all these great devotionals. MB