dailydatewithgod

There is a great song sung by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush that almost sounds like a lullaby, “Don’t Give Up.”  The reasons the song says not to give up are cause you have friends, you’re not the only one, no reason to be ashamed, you still have us, we’re proud of who you are, cause there’s a place where we belong. I often hear God’s voice through music and invariably this song will come on my play list or even on the radio when I least expect it and need to hear it most.  I used to think that it was easier to give up because I had no hope.  I figured the moment something looked like it wasn’t going to work out that it simply wasn’t meant to be.  I thought it was weak to hold out hope past what seemed “reasonable.”  But what I have come to realize is that hope is unreasonable.  Hope requires being grounded in something greater than myself.  Hope is the power of God that enables me to persevere.  The song goes on to say “Rest your head, you worry too much, it’s going to be alright, when times get rough you can fall back on us.”  It doesn’t deny that to persevere and be hopeful takes courage and strength, but that strength comes from God, comes from being a part of.  Persevering is not being the lone wolf who accomplishes it all on his own, it is being a part of, drawing strength from the community of the human race. It takes a village.  Think of how when tragedy strikes how people band together and persevere through rough situations, watching that gives me hope.  Being involved in that effort shows me that hope (God) lives.  So if I am feeling hopeless and don’t have the courage to persevere I need to ask myself am I giving up because I am relying on only me.  Can I take a chance and be vulnerable and ask for help?  Can I take a chance on faith that I will find the hope I need to persevere?  It’s worth a shot, right?  How have you managed to persevere through rough times?  My prayer for you today is that you find one small area of your life that you want to persevere and look for how there is a community of people who want to help you not give up and find the place where we all belong.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen

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