I was inspired while listening to the account of Abraham and Sarah having a child in their later years (Hebrews 11):
"So it was that there came forth from one man, himself as good as dead, descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sands on the seashore."
It struck me that, metaphorically, we, too, are sometimes nearly dead. Maybe for us we need life support for our motivation, our hope, or even our spiritual life.
The truth is, like he did for Abraham, God can bring us back from the brink as well.
Abraham was old. Sarah was sterile. Yet--and this is key--God worked through them, to bring about life. For them, it was to give them descendants, but for us he can bring us to life in other ways.
If it seems to you that all is lost, or that life has (or is) passing you by, hold on to this proof that God is walking beside you and that he will never give up on you.
If grief is zapping your will, or sickness and pain is leaving you listless, do not despair. If you are disappointed or frustrated that things have changed too much--or not enough--remember, the very same God who was present for Abraham remains present for you today, right now.
"Faith is the realization of what is hoped for
and evidence of things not seen."
God never abandons his children. He has not abandoned us.
Have faith.
Janet Cassidy
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