Partners in Hope

Just for today I have every reason to be joyful, optimistic, and grateful.

It is difficult for us to believe and admit that our familiar defective way of handling challenging situations is not superior to God’s way.

We need not be troubled or allow doubts to sink us. Jesus is always with us, ready to reach out and help us.

Folklore advises, "Let your conscience be your guide." This has serious limitations since our conscience can be wrongly programmed by our experiences and the values of the people around us.  We need to renew our conscience so that it becomes a trustworthy mirror of the wisdom of God’s Word within us.

God sees you.  God knows what you’ve been doing so faithfully.  Don’t be discouraged.  Don’t give up.  The God, who sees everything, will reward you.

Where is true freedom to be found?  It’s certainly not in doing what we want whenever we want with whoever we want.  That’s a recipe for pain and addiction too many have found.  What’s the good path?