It’s What Sustains Us….

One question I’ve always wondered about non-believers (agnostics, atheists, etc...) is where do they go when they have trouble? A bottle? A pill? A bad relationship? Psychics or mediums? Destructive or detrimental behavior thinking it will help? Where do they go for hope? How do they deal with life’s adversity? For the believer their hope comes from God. They take delight in Him. Their prayers align themselves with His will, adjusting their attitudes by getting the focus off of “me”. Hope is the anchor to the soul. That anchor helps endure the raging, tumultuous waves of life that want to take us out into deeper uncharted waters. That anchor keeps us from sinking into the darkness of depressing thoughts. It’s what sustains us when the weather is so bad we can’t see straight ahead. Hope anchors our soul; it’s what fuels our resolve. Where do you go when trouble comes? Where do you try to find peace when life’s storms hit? Who do you go to when advice is desperately needed?

8 For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them off and takes away their life?9 Will God listen to their cry when trouble comes upon them?10 Can they take delight in the Almighty? Can they call to God at any time? Job 27:8-10

23 “God alone understands the way to wisdom;He knows where it can be found,24 for He looks throughout the whole earth and sees everything under the heavens.25 He decided how hard the winds should blow and how much rain should fall.26 He made the laws for the rain-and laid out a path for the lightning.27 Then He saw wisdom and evaluated it.He set it in place and examined it thoroughly.28 And this is what He says to all humanity:‘ The fear of the Lord is true wisdom; to forsake evil is real understanding.’ ” Job 28:23-28