Guest post by author C.A. Simonson Proverbs 13:12 -“Hope deferred makes the heart sick.” They didn’t understand. As the men walked toward Emmaus that day, they shared their disappointment. Jesus was dead. Another man joined them. “What are you talking about?” he asked. With hanging heads, they didn’t recognize him. “Don’t you know?” Then they …
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Hope Deferred
Hope factors God into the equation. Hope believes and clings to the truth that God can do anything far more than we could ever imagine (Ephesians 3:20).
Hope Restored
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12 (ESV) Sarah understood the ache of hope deferred. Her hopes of having a child died the moment menopause began (Genesis 18:11). There would be no baby to cradle, no diapers to change, no tiny feet running about the …