Sometimes life just isn’t what we thought it would be. Whether it is the loss of a job, an unexpected diagnosis, a wayward child, or even the never-ending negativity of the nightly news, sometimes we just feel like giving up.
If situations in your life feel hopeless this read-a-loud is for you and your specific situation. Take a listen & hope will stir and be revived within you Today.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick. Consider these statistics…
In America there is a divorce ever 13 seconds = 6,646 divorces a day and 46,523 per week :(
41% of first marriages end in divorce and 60% of second marriages
Fatherless homes account for 63% of youth suicides + 85% of youths in prison
15 Million American’s have major depressive disorders that are the leading cause of disability
Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among youth ages 10-24 which =
4,600 children lost each year70% of pastors continually fight depression.
80% of adult children of pastors seek professional help for depression.
1500 pastors leave the ministry each month.
No wonder so many people are heartsick. Just reading all of that is enough to create hope differed. But the good new is… deep within you there is a Spirit of Faith just waiting to be stirred up and resurrected… and the best way we can START…. is to
GET BUSY LIVING
“Now, may the God of Hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.” - Romans 15:13
This book was so timely for me & came at a time when my husband and I were facing some real hope deferred / heart sickness in our life. In the thick of it we didn’t realize we were heartsick and we kept hurting each other. We were crying out “How Long Oh Lord” will our hearts and the world be broken like this?
MARCH 4TH TODAY WITH HOPE & GET BUSY LIVING!
Keep Your Love on Friends!
Love Always, Lindsay Rose 🌹
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