A Glimmer of Hope

Holy Saturday, or Easter Eve, isn’t often talked about as much as the other days during Holy Week. I would guess that it was a pretty bleak, depressing day, as the disciples stayed in hiding, Jesus was already in His tomb, the sky was dark and threatening. The day before haunting the minds of the witnesses.

This may be the year that we have the most similar experience to the disciples. We are likely trapped in our homes, afraid, uncertain of the future. We can make the most out of this, though, instead of just dwelling in the moment.

Think about it: if the disciples had known what was in store just the next day, they wouldn’t have been afraid. They would’ve celebrated, maybe even cry tears of joy.

During this difficult time, we don’t know what’s ahead. We don’t know if the numbers will rise tomorrow, if someone we love will be affected tomorrow, if we will get stricter rules tomorrow. You may be feeling hopeless.

But what if we have hope that the number of cases will go down as soon as tomorrow? Perhaps we will be able to see our loved ones sooner than we expect. We may not have to be quarantined for all eternity! 🙂

I could be wrong, but I know that if we keep trying to see how God’s working through everything and trust that there will be better days ahead, then we don’t have to worry or feel discouraged. This virus is completely horrible, as I’m sure you’d agree. But Jesus dying, our leader being striped of His honor and brutally killed, was worse. So if Jesus can turn that event into something life-altering, saving, redeeming, He can do it will this virus too.

How God Brought this Blog out from Difficult Circumstances

On a more personal note, I thought I’d share about why I started this blog. I was not going through one of my most difficult seasons, actually. I was doing something that felt worse– relapsing. I had come out of a season stronger and closer to God through trials and storms. Life was going pretty well. But suddenly, all in one weekend, several major things started going horribly wrong for me, and I felt myself breaking down.

That was many months ago, and looking back I realize that perhaps one of the reasons why those events had to happen is because I needed to start this blog. It’s helped me grow closer to God, and I hope it’s inspired and helped you, too.

I’ve seen God bring good out of pain on many occasions, and I truly believe that God is going to do the same through this too. God is working, it’s just that it’s hard to see it sometimes. It may even take years before we understand why God caused this virus to spread. But I know that if we have hope, we will be able to get through this.

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”

Romans 15:13

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”

Hebrews 11:1