Without hope there isn’t much purpose in living.
In today’s world, it is easy to lose hope. People are actively working to take away
liberty. They want to tell you where you
can go, how you should go, what you can do, how you should do it, what you can
eat, how to act in public, how far apart to stand from others, what you should wear. They are destroying the ability to work hard,
earn your living and succeed.
It’s easy to lose hope when the church, who is supposed to be
a reflection of God, follows the social directions of this world. They act as the world does and do not stand
on the truths of God. They are looking
for ways to cancel those who desire to follow the moral authority of the one
true living Lord. One that values all
life: the unborn, the living, and the nearly dead. One that values His guidance on how to live
and what is righteous. “They” of society
and “they” of the church are often indistinguishable from one another.
It’s easy to lose hope when the religion of society is their
political party and it is not based on God. Or when the religion of society is
based on what a person believes makes them happy and that is more important
than anything else.
Hope is very important.
It becomes a purpose. When a
person with a serious health condition goes to a Doctor, a good Doctor not only
has to describe the method of treatment, but sell hope to the patient. That hope for a cure or in the prevention of
continued degradation is extremely important in the effectiveness of the treatment.
Whom have I in heaven but You?
And earth has nothing I desire besides You. – Psalm 73:25
Imagine if there was someone who only wanted your best. That you could trust them completely never to
not want your best. They would never
turn on you. This is very difficult for
anyone who has lived around people for any length of time to imagine. I used to think this was my Mama. I used to say, “No matter how bad I screw up my
life or how bad life kicks me down, it’s okay because I can always go home and
I know my Mama loves me.” Until she did
some things not bourn out of love. Everyone
will turn on you and let you down. Every
single person you know. Yet, Jesus, the
physical manifestation of God, will not. He always only wants your best. It was unfair of me to have that attitude
with regard to my Mother. She could
never live up to something only God can do.
When you accomplish something good or a good thing befalls
upon you, God is not envious or jealous.
You can share your excitement with God and not be concerned about His
true depth of excitement. When you are
down and struggling and the winds are against you, you can be confident that He
is with you and not in any way feeling schadenfreude (the feeling of joy when harm
or damage happens to another). In fact,
He wants you to rely on Him and He will hold you and carry you through those
times.
So, what is there on this earth outside of God? He alone is my hope. Everything and everyone else is a disappointment
in some way.
Is there a heaven without God? He alone is my hope. He alone holds the future beyond this world.
The only hope in life is in God. The purpose of life is in God and in nothing
else.
