I’ve realized that we all need to be loved like a newborn baby, which is being loved just for the essence of who we are. Not because of the things we possess, not even for our good deeds or for our beauty or knowledge or skill, for an infant bears none of these things. A child has none of that, and only with great trust in his parents is he able to survive.
Only by being loved like this could one really be SECURE in knowing we are LOVED. And that’s how God loves us!
Our self-worth should be anchored in God’s Love alone. Only that is UNSHAKABLE.
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"