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“When the unexpected strikes, we find ourselves perched on a thin precipice with an abyss on either side.”

A thought by Christine Caine from her book, Unexpected: Leave Fear Behind, Move Forward in Faith, Embrace the Adventure (p. 108). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

And we have a choice.

Christine says, “We can choose to fall into the abyss of despair on one side, or into the abyss of hope on the other. Both look like scary choices, but when we choose to fall into hope we soon find ourselves wrapped in the arms of a loving God—a God who always catches us and always promises to carry us from the precipice of despair into the wide-open space of new life. That’s where we find the new opportunities and experiences that get us beyond our disappointments and disillusionment. It is a place of freedom where we let go of what we once wanted in exchange for what we never expected—a new adventure. But we can’t get there by ourselves. Only God can catch and carry us into the new life we never imagined and take us to places we never considered going.”

She goes on, “Becoming a prisoner of hope doesn’t mean we no longer struggle with disillusionment or despair. When the unexpected strikes and gives us new reasons to lose hope, it’s still tempting to dig a tunnel out of our fortress, to escape hope and lose ourselves in doubt, fear, and unbelief. “

She then says, “When we are tempted to escape but choose instead to run into our stronghold Jesus, he promises to overflow our lives with hope: ‘May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit’ (Romans 15:13). He promises to help us become the prisoners of hope he’s called us to be so we can move beyond despair into a new destiny.”

And that’s is where I want to be and I’m sure that is where you want to be too, isn’t it?

Yes, yes!
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