My friend, have you ever found yourself in a place of such deep despair that truth felt more like a burden than a blessing? We often think that hope comes from escaping our reality, but I’ve found the opposite to be true: hope is found right in the middle of the truth.
In this video, my friend and fellow pastor Steve Fischer shares a powerful phrase that he and his wife Melanie live by: ‘It’s time to behave as we believe.’ It’s a simple thought, but it’s one of the hardest things to do when you’re being crushed. It means moving past the ‘why’ and looking at ‘what now.’ It means stopping the hiding and the lying—both to ourselves and to others—and finally admitting where we are broken. There is a strange and beautiful hope that comes when you finally drop the mask and say, ‘This is my truth, and I’m trusting God in it.’ If you’ve been running from the reality of your situation, I invite you to stop and listen. Let’s talk about how the truth of God’s sovereignty isn’t a club to beat you down, but a foundation to lift you up.
