A fork in the road
leaves us with questions. Which way? How do I respond? A crisis in life needs a
response from us. How will we cope? Get angry at God? How did He allow this to
happen? I thought He loved me?
The word, “crisis,”
when translated, means “turning point.” We can choose to take a dark road, into
despair and hopelessness, turn to alcohol or drugs, respond with anger and
seething or we can choose to follow hope. Christ brings hope to those in need.
He shares in our sorrow and our suffering. He bears our burdens and grieves
with us. The Holy Spirit groans along with us (Romans 8;26)
I have seen the
hope of Christ lead people out of the deepest despair, giving them peace and
comfort through the depths of suffering, witnessed His work in leading others to
Him through times of need.
When choosing which
way to turn out of a crisis, fix your eyes on Jesus, the author of our faith.
(Hebrews 2)
Therefore,
holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts
on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. Hebrews 3:1
Jesus,
We fix our eyes on You in every crisis. You bring hope. You
offer comfort. You give us the peace that passes all understanding.
(Philippians 4) Show us the way out of each and every crisis, turning out
hearts to hope.
Amen
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