My Hope Is on Nothing Less

Do you feel alone and afraid?  Are you carrying a heavy load?  Are you suffering and weary for answers?

Do you feel alone and afraid? Are you carrying a heavy load? Are you suffering and weary for answers?

I want to assure you that, if you earnestly reach upward, you would grasp crucial answers that are for all who seek the treasure-trove of heavenly hope that brings unspeakable joy.

Disconcerting is a thought of colossal suffering that, in an instant, could bring any one of us to our knees. Life has many ways to so indiscriminately prove our fragility. But there is a way to prepare for and to cope with tribulation.

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My sight defect from birth has certainly been a factor in the variety of challenges and hardships that I have since faced. Yet, through the trials of my more than fifty years of life, I made a discovery that has proven itself to be effective and essential for my survival.

I found that, as I fashion myself with thoughts and behaviors that reflect those of upright individuals, I strengthen my heart against menacing forces and influences that could otherwise corrupt me in, the vulnerable state of brokenness that I refer to as, “Personal Apocalypse.”

I have known and was inspired by such people who rejoiced in their sufferings. Once I aspired to live according to their “upright” examples, I began to see that their way leads to a hope for everyone – even for someone like me.

“…we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.”  – See Romans 5:3-6 (ESV)

Therefore, I try to be like that person who diligently seeks wisdom, stands for truth, and lives to do what is right.

During trials, that person’s traits are most desirable. He is hopeful and loving in patience and humility.

He also has a healthy perspective whence he faces every tomorrow. Should his entire world be decimated and fall into ruin, he might weep over lost comforts; he is, nonetheless, only human. His tears, however, would wash away ashes of his devastation. Ultimately, he would not grieve beyond the night.

Before the light of an early-morning sun, all could see the shine of his impenetrable fortress of good character. Therein lies his source of strength in a sustenance of hope that replenishes peace and contentment.

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Rather than put your hope at risk in life’s wasteland, cradle it in the one securable location that could withstand the harmful effects of neighboring madness. Your heart should be such a refuge where peace could flourish amidst an ever-renewing crop of hope.

Until darkness comes, venture beyond your walls toward every horizon. Live a full life, and explore different paths in search of joy. Every road has its challenges, but you would be strengthened in your faithful endeavor to overcome life’s obstacles if you toil in the light of purpose against the obstructive rocks of adversity. Move them to uncover seeds of hope.

My book, The Hope in Personal Apocalypse, is a guide for planting a new harvest – a supply of hope to sustain a strong foundation for your life. Learn more about my book at http://JeffUlrichLegacies.com.

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My Prayer: Based On “My Hope is Built on Nothing Less,” by Edward Mote (1834)

Heavenly Father, my hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and His righteousness.  I trust no other foundation.  I wholly lean on Jesus’ name.

On Christ the solid rock I stand.  All other ground is sinking sand.

When I cannot see my Savior in the darkness, I rest on His unchanging Grace; and my anchor holds in every storm.

Oh, God, when the angels trumpet at Christ’s return, I long to be standing faultless before Your throne – dressed in Your Son’s righteousness.

Thank You for supporting me with the promise, covenant, and blood of Jesus.  When my soul gives way to the overwhelming flood around me, Jesus is my hope and protection.

Lord, I praise You for Your love and mercy.  Amen.

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My Purpose

My purpose for this blog, my first book, and all else are purely for the means to further share the hope of my life that, in faith, has sustained me. My utmost desire is to do the good works that God would have us all do to lift one another up.

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