Featured Finding Hope in Times of Darkness

I kind of feel like God has put something on my heart, so I'm just going to go with it. I'd like to ask if we could expand on the concept of finding hope in times of darkness.

Psalm 91:2
"I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust."

Followed by Psalm 91:9
If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.

I would really hear to see some of the men here take the lead on this, but obviously, I'd to hear from everyone.

 

I like this one very much. I love the story of Habakkuk, and I think it applies to our times right now. I don't have much time to expand it personally but I'll leave this up...

For those that don't have time to watch, basically, I'll try to sum it up as quickly as I can.

Habakkuk was disappointed in God because it seemed like he wasn't doing anything in times of trouble and then decides he'll wait for God's response. He says, "How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save? Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing?" Habakkuk 1:2-7 (Again cutting this short, best for everyone to read it themselves to see the whole picture.)

God gives his response, and the answer isn't exactly what Habakkuk wanted, but Habakkuk rejoices in the Lord anyway. He ends with my favorite verse in the entire Bible, which serves as a reminder that it's our rejoicing in the Lord that gives us our strength in hope, regardless of circumstance.


Hebrew 3:17-19

"Though the fig tree does not bud
and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,
yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.

The Sovereign Lord is my strength;
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to tread on the heights."

Really rushing this in between chores but hope that helps to anyone that can't give it a listen.

 

Thanks! I hope others can contribute. I am willing to bet there are people who have better things to contribute than I do. I think it's necessary for these times. Especially since Trump declared a state of emergency in DC a couple of hours ago. It's good to find hope in the Lord.

 

I know this one! It's one of my favorites.

 

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Aw thank you. I probably wasn't clear. I was more speaking in regards to the focusing on the hope than the darkness.

 

Okay.

 

Great words of wisdom. I always thought about Job in the same way, too. It was on my mind a lot during really, REALLY difficult times, it was really easy to blame God, but every time something happens it tells us in Job, "In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing." It took me a long time to learn to accept that it wasn't God punishing me even though there are things I don't understand.

THAT is something that I struggle with the most because I am a person who cannot handle going through life not understanding something significant. I hate not knowing and having something unresolved or open ended just drives me nuts.

I love so much that you said this because there are certain times in my life where I'm sitting there and thinking, "God, have you noticed that we're sinking? Did you notice how bad everything is?" I am often the disciples on the boat having a fit because of the storm while Jesus is sleeping. I am pretty sure that I know a little bit of how they felt.

But also trying to keep in mind, that even if your ship does wreck, you can still get make it back to shore on broken pieces.

PS Thank you. I miss the duck but I haven't decided which to keep yet.