You’re sad. Broke. Frustrated. Stressed out. Angry. Hurt. Someone has done you wrong—or you’ve done something stupid, and you know it.
Whether you’re dealing with a breakup, unemployment, a
person who drives you crazy or something else, life can be just, plain hard
sometimes.
Maybe you’re in desperate need and there never seems to be
enough—enough money, enough love, enough time—and you’re simply tired of it.
Everyone faces adversity. How do you deal with it? When tough times get you down, how do you cope?
The good news?
You can have hope in hard times—in all times—when you know
more fully the One in whom we put our hope: Jesus Christ.
He is “wild” in the sense that He is passionate and
powerful, adoring and authoritative, yet often unpredictable.
Isaiah 55:8 reminds
us, “‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’
declares the LORD.” Hope that is wild is extravagant; it is beyond your wildest dreams.
While His ways are often surprising, God acts out of ultimate
love.
Even when you haven’t a clue as to how things will ever change, you can have hope for the future and for
this very moment because:
·
God is
sovereign. He is in control and you can trust Him even when you do not
understand.
·
God is
loving. He accepts you unconditionally, despite your circumstances or poor
choices. He’s chosen you; He’s just waiting for you to choose Him back.
·
God is
wise. He knows what He’s doing and His wisdom and ways are far beyond our
comprehension.
·
God keeps
His promises. He is trustworthy to do what He says He will do, and that
strengthens your faith.
·
God is
faithful. He is totally reliable and utterly dependable.
God will provide. He is with you and He is for you.
And, get this—the same power that raised Jesus Christ from the dead is available to you and me today, and we access His power through prayer.
A prayer-filled life is a powerful life. It will help you to
stand strong in tough times.
When you pray, your
life—and the lives of those around you—will be forever changed. You will be
inspired to live with greater peace, restored hope, and more freedom. You will
discover wild hope through Jesus Christ, a hope so unexpected yet so
wonderfully good, that when you begin to grasp it your life just may be
transformed into one of startling kindness, lavish love, and limitless
possibilities.
The economy may fluctuate, your bank balance may rise and
fall, and your emotions may ebb and flow like the ocean tide, but one thing is
true: the word of the Lord stands forever.
God will take care of
you. He is totally reliable, willing and able to meet your needs more than
you can ever imagine—wildly more, extravagantly more.
