When hope feels irresponsible

God promises a day when death, mourning, crying, and pain will end.

Revelation 21:4

When hope feels irresponsible. This is where faith gets practical. Catch the sentence that begins explaining what this supposedly means about you. Bring the conclusion into the light before you build a response on top of it. Biblical hope can look directly at disappointment without surrendering to despair. Jesus Christ is still Lord, and resurrection is still real. Sometimes the first evidence of change is one truthful decision. Start with the choice that is actually in your hands today.

What advice would sound obvious if the situation belonged to someone other than you? Where are you asking yourself to live by a harsher standard?

Lord Jesus, I release the result I keep trying to carry ahead of time. Lead me in the work that is mine and release me from carrying what is not. Amen.