Recovery Christian Center Daily Meditation - 10/12/13 - Hope In The Midst Of The Storm
"All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see. So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while. These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world." I Peter 1:3-7 NLT
It is easier sometimes in the beginning of our recovery and our walk with Christ to have hope. The dramatic change that has recently happened in our lives has us overwhelmed with joy and peace and hope. We are filled up simply because we're not where we used to be. The challenge is maintaining that hopeful attitude after we have been on the journey a while. The new challenges and burdens of life can be equally overwhelming and not in a good way added to that the regular attacks from the enemy and our own nagging insecurities and it isn't long before we are discouraged and questioning ourselves and God.
The solution to that state is two fold. First we need to look at where we came from and where we're at now. For most of us, as bad as it might seem now, it's nothing compared to the state we were in before we came to Christ and into recovery. Secondly if we simply look to what God has promised us, that He's not through with us yet, and that everything we're going through is designed to grow us spiritually, it becomes easy to find hope. We also ca look forward to our Greatest Hope, that at the end of this journey is Eternal Life in Him.
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