What If It's Wonderful? - Chapters 1 & 2

“What if it’s actually going to be okay?”

“Hope is not a denial of the cost. It honors the painful reality but does not fall to fear because it knows that what we can see is not all there. Hope celebrates God’s promises and delights in what is possible with Him.” Page 11

Friends we confront some difficult waters coming out of the gate.

Those broken toys.

Only you know what they are for yourself but we see with Peter that our place of brokenness can also be our place of restoration. The charcoal fire was a painful reminder of past decisions and unmet expectations for Peter. We see that Jesus met him in his brokenness. I can’t help but also think about the smell of the charcoal fire. How the smell would repeatedly be that painful reminder of his past. I would want to avoid it. How about you? A fishing boats seems like it would be a good place to do that.

Our flesh will always want to return to what we know when we are trudging through the trenches. We want what’s familiar and what’s comfortable.

Friends this week I want you to create a small reminder for yourself that says “What if it’s actually going to be okay?”

A sticky note, a phone wallpaper. Maybe your crafty (unlike myself!) or you just want to type it out in the comments below.

We have hope my friends. The best hope possible.

We will be posting questions this week for you to answer. But for now, watch the video and ask yourself “what if it’s actually going to be okay?”

Love you ladies!

"For they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, “Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done.” But now, O God, strengthen my hands." Nehemiah 6:9