Brian Sweeney We Believe Blog  Hope in the Lord

Hey everyone! Today’s message is about remembering the hope that we must have in the Lord and what comes from that. Life can be very difficult sometimes. Things happen that we simply cannot predict or control. What we can control is the way that we react to those situations. 

For me this is been manifested in the way that I handle my surgeries. There have been several surgeries that I was not expecting to have to do, but I chose to have a good attitude about it. For example this last week I had to get a new catheter put in because the brand-new one I got just two weeks previously wasn’t working. These surgeries can be draining and this specific one happened to follow after a hand surgery I had done just a one week previously.

It would have been really easy to just get mad at God because this was unexpected and set me back in my plans for growth. Here’s the thing though, it would do no good to complain or pout about it. Instead I trusted that God had a reason for this and that he would take care of me. Although recovery was difficult when I trusted in the Lord I was made stronger by him. The new catheter is now working without a problem and my hand is healing up nicely! It is in these times of trouble that we must remember that if we hope in the Lord he will help us find our strength! 

So whatever it is that you’re dealing with right now in your life just remember that if you run to God you have a much higher chance of getting through the struggle than fighting God and getting mad. I pray that this message speaks to you and then you take some time here today to trust in the Lord and the plan he has for you. God bless!

“but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭40:31‬ ‭NIV‬‬