Truth: a firm foundation
The hope of this nation is not in gun control or building a wall or protests or the police. It is not in our government or politicians or in our programs or in people. The hope of this nation, and for this world, is in Christ Jesus. If I had to build my foundation and security on the hope that people will do right and make the right choices, then my hope is built on sinking sand. And, what kind of hope is that? It is nothing. So then, where does that leave me as far as feeling secure and protected. It leaves me with a lost hope, that's where. As humans, it is innate in us to hope. It is what propels us to live. Hope gives us the foundation to live fearlessly. If a person has no hope, then why even try? And, how many times do people take their lives because they have "lost hope"? We need hope to live. But, hope based on the ever-changing voices of this world will eventually lead to chaos because trust is lost ...