Pressing on in hope.

These are difficult times in which we live. Daily, we face challenges that
can both frustrate and drain us. People are struggling to either keep or
find employment, prices and costs for just about everything seem to be
rising. People are stretched thin and frustrated. It is no wonder that
some people find themselves drained of both hope and faith. Many people
have become cynical and have lost faith and hope and feel like just
giving up.

For some people, life no longer seems like an adventure, but more like
a day to day struggle. It is not hard to see why people run low on
energy and place both hope and faith in anyone or in anything that
lifts them up and helps them to keep going.

Now more then ever, people are searching for hope. Here are some words
of encouragement. The times might seem difficult and the journey
might seem long, but do not give up and hold on to faith in Christ.
He has not promised that the journey will be easy, but he has promised
to give us strength for the journey.

Through faith in Christ, we can press on; we can press on in him
who renews our hope and grants us strength. Make your journey with
courage and never lose heart. Look always to Christ and keep pressing
on in him. Keeping pressing on in faith, keep pressing on in hope.


Michael Carter