Take Heart, Military Wife: The Journey to a Heart That Reflects God’s CharacterSample

The Hopeful Heart

Military wife, are you on the mountaintop or desperately crawling through the trenches? Wherever you are, I can tell you with unwavering certainty that there is hope.

Not just hope for a different duty station, a better community, or perfectly executed plans. But a hope that extends to you beyond your circumstances and settles your heart. Jesus is the only one who can provide hope that reaches beyond what is seen and penetrate the unseen. The hope found in Him will sustain you with true and tangible joy, not fleeting happiness that fades with heartache.

The Holy Spirit lives within the heart of every person who confesses and believes that Jesus Christ is Lord. God, the all-powerful, all-knowing, and loving Creator, dwells within us. He enables us, not only to endure hardship but to persevere and thrive despite it. He sits with us through suffering and challenges and transforms our hearts to become more like Him.

Hope in God isn’t a quick fix for the problems we endure. Instead, it offers a shift in perspective that allows us to set our hearts on an eternal perspective no matter what we face.

Take heart, military wife. God is good, and He is for you. A heart that spends time in His presence and in His Word, is a heart that overflows with hope.

Pray

Ask the Lord to help you surrender your desire for control. Thank God for His faithfulness in your circumstances and invite Him to transform your perspective. Remember that He is a good Father, actively working all things together for your good.