Choose Hope!

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

- Jeremiah 29:11

What does your life look like?  Does it look like you expected it to look at this stage of it?

Maybe you are in the middle of a situation right now. Maybe you just can’t seem to shake those negative thoughts from your past and fear-based worries for your future. Maybe you KNOW all the "right" things and all the "right" scriptures, but you just can’t wrap your arms around them to make them a reality.  If that's the case, then ...  CHOOSE HOPE!


Jesus is not a magic potion. You don’t become a Christian and never have another problem.  You can’t just say, "I believe in Jesus" and magically everything in your life is now clear. We aren’t promised everything will turn out the way we expect. And I'm not encouraging you to wish for some magical change to take place.  On the contrary - I'm challenging you to be proactive with your life and to Choose Hope grounded in Christ as your Foundation.

We won’t have all the answers and we won’t find some new and perfect equation to solve all the problems in our lives. But, what I know we can all Choose Hope.

When you struggle with guilt from the past, choose hope. When you struggle with fears about the future, choose hope. When you can’t yet believe and claim the promises you read in the Bible and hear about from others, you CAN choose hope.

Take responsibility for your life and Choose Hope. Put your hope in Jesus and He will carry you when you can’t take another step. He will set you on solid ground and help you build anew. He will guide you along the path of becoming and give you strength to make the best decisions. He will teach you how to fly again and will even breathe new air under your wings.

He’s cheering for you,

even when nobody else seems to be.

Choose Hope!

And like Kari Jobe's song, "Steady My Heart" says, "Even when it hurts, even when it’s hard, even when it all just falls apart.  I will run to You, 'Cause I know that you are, Lover of my soul, Healer of my scars.  

You steady my heart!"

Choose to let Him steady your heart today!

Thanks for being a part of my journey!

- jenny

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