Some times Hope doesn’t look like what you think it should. We are looking for one thing, but something else shows up. If we are connected to the creator of the universe, God we recognize it. Hope is always here.

Don’t let the first few days of this month diminish your hope. This will be determined by where you place your hope. If you place it in circumstances, then this past week might have given you a little trouble.
I place my hope in Jesus. As I was reminded by bible study this week, sometimes He even blesses my mess. Instead of giving me what I deserve, He will make it so that I get a blessing from it.
Even though things look rough. Look for the hope in it.
For the first month of 2021 the affirmation is Hope. We all need this prescription to get us started for this part of the journey through racial strife, a pandemic, grief and loss, you name it. Hope is the light that shines and shows you the way. It is the thing at the end of the tunnel. And as one preacher put it, it is the thing that shines bright in the dark.
Where do you find your hope?
The people who surround your life will determine what type of life you have. They will decide if your life is full of joy or focused on what you don’t have. So pick your village carefully.
When I say village I mean your friends, family members you hang with, where you work and what you do. All of this determines your quality of life.
I have great family and friends because of how we chose to have a relationship. We set healthy boundaries. This doesn’t mean our lives are perfect. It just means we have our own definition of good.