All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful. – Flannery O’Connor
There are times when we think we are so lost we could never find the way to happiness anymore. There are times when we have tried so very hard only to fail again and again, and we no longer think that change is still possible, that there is still hope for us.
Do not be discouraged. Even if you feel so weak you can’t even get up on your own. Even if you see all your weaknesses and you can’t see how you could possibly be the person you wanted to be.
God has a plan for you. From the very beginning, He has thought of you and loved you. It is not by your own strength that you can do it, it is by God’s power.
Change will not be easy. But it is worth it. God can give you the grace. What seems impossible will be possible. When all else fails, God will carry you!
…that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit, and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth. – Ephesians 4, WEB
The thing about hope is that it’s a positive force that shines the most when it’s dark. When everything’s going well, we hardly notice it’s there. But when things go against us, when our dreams fade and when we see no immediate reprieve from our troubles, that’s when hope does its best work for us.
"Where Hope Can Be Found"