Erin: Hope is why I'm here

Hope, according to my dictionary, is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen; a person or thing that may help or save someone; grounds for believing that something good may happen.


That's what human's strive for, right? Hope. We may not think about it, but that's why we get up every morning. It drives us. We want there to be something bigger out there. We want something to live for.


As Christians, we place our hope in Jesus Christ. He came to save and he came to serve; but he also came and died on a cross so that everyone (as in EVERYONE) could have the opportunity to receive his gift of hope...the hope that isn't just "waiting for a better tomorrow." Instead, it's the kind of hope that is "knowing there WILL be a better tomorrow."


Now, I'm not saying that everyday will be better than the last. We live in a world scarred by sin, so there are obviously going to be some things that hit hard...whether that's divorce, death of a loved one, murder, deception, hypocrisy, you name it. There's a ton of crap that happens. You know that.


But amongst all this chaos, where do we turn?


Jesus Christ.


When we're hurt, what do we run to?


God's love.


It's simple. There's a purpose to life. There's true hope. God sent Jesus Christ to take the death penalty that we deserve. We are the ones sinning everyday. Jesus did nothing wrong...but he loved us so much, he chose to die. But then where's the hope you ask? It's in the fact that he defeated death. He rose again. Our Savior is powerful enough to triumph over the one thing we can never conquer, and because we know he is alive with the Lord, we have hope in his return.


Jesus gives us a peace that is comforting and a love that is infinite. He is the truth that has set us free and given us hope.


Don't forget that you have this gift. And for those of you who don't: we want to help you attain this gift. Why are you here? What's your goal? What do you live for? What's your story? Tell us yours, we'll tell you ours. We wanna listen, because we know you are worth so much and are loved more than you will ever understand.