People face pressures, problems, and pain as part of their everyday existence. People face the stress of life and just keep plowing through, day after day and occasionally the pressure gets to them and they crack, crumble, and crash.
They’re left hurting and hopeless. For many, hopelessness has become their existence. It’s at this point that they must be encouraged to discover that the pressures of life can help us find hope instead of despair.
A man found himself in the middle of a pasture with an angry bull chasing him. He was running as fast as he could. The only form of escape he could see was a tree, but the nearest branch was 10 feet off the ground. The man ran for it, made a tremendous leap at the branch but missed it on the way up but caught it on the way back down!
Motivation makes all the difference. When the pressures of life are on, be motivated than at any other time to want hope surging through your spirit. The good news is that Jesus is risen, there is hope. In the first 12 verses of Paul’s letter in 1 Thessalonians, we can learn volumes about how hope bubbles in the pressure cooker.
Often in our lives, we find ourselves in situations where we do not know what to do. The circumstances of life have swirled out of control and the pressure is overwhelming. But the promise of God is that in that moment, He does what needs to be done. He will not leave us alone; He will not forget we need Him. The Father stands with us, and we never face the music alone. That security brings us hope. That hope is a precious gift, given to us because Jesus lives.
For today and the days ahead, may you receive all the blessings God has packaged for you. It is our prayer that all things shall work out for your good according to God’s will. Blessings shall find & locate you and may Almighty God bless the works of your hands as you set out to do your daily duties.
THE SECRETARIAT, THE GOOD LORD THANKSGIVING MINISTRY INT’L (TGLTMI)
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