Skip to main content

Glimpses of Hope

Founders Note: Today on the blog we have one of are monthly contributors Jayda, she is sharing her heart on this month's theme Beauty in the Brokenness. You can find out more about Jayda and her blog on are about page. 



This month’s topic could not have come at a better time for me. I’ve been reading through Job, which if you ask me, is the perfect example of beauty in brokenness.

If I were being completely honest, I would tell you that I don’t particularly enjoy the book of Job. It’s kind of depressing; I’m not someone who likes to dwell on pain and hardship, and Job is forty-two chapters of just that. Frankly, I don’t blame Job for being miserable. His wealth, his children, his health...all taken away from him. His skin is literally oozing (gross. So gross.), he’s withering away, and his wife and friends are the least caring and compassionate people you could possibly imagine. He cries out to God, but seems to be suspended in this painful, broken place for awhile. If ever there was a broken person, it’s Job.

One thing that stood out to me in the midst of Job’s suffering, is this little passage:

“Can the dead live again? If so, this would give me hope through all my years of struggle, and I would eagerly await the release of death. You would call and I would answer, and you would yearn for me, your handiwork.” Job 14: 14-15 (NLT)

Job’s life at this moment is marked by brokenness. Sickness. Loss. Former friends deserting and doubting him. But through his brokenness, we see a glimmer of hope. An insinuation of good things to come. Not just for Job, although God does restore him and bless him immensely in the end, but for us. In Job’s brokenness, we see a tiny glimpse of Jesus.

This world is a broken place. We are broken people. The news is filled with stories of violence, war, famine, and disease. Every life at some point is marked by pain, uncertainty, loss, sickness, fear...we don’t have to look far to see brokenness. We don’t have to live long to be broken. But what we have available to us through Jesus is so much bigger than the pain and suffering of this world.


No matter how broken or afraid we are, we can have peace, joy, forgiveness, redemption. Unlike Job, we don’t have to wonder if this life is all we have. Despite our brokenness, we have hope.
Labels:

Comments

  1. Jenna GriffinAugust 26, 2014 at 9:20 PM

    This is such a beautiful, sweet reminder! I actually have not read the entire book of Job, but now I feel really inspired to.

    ReplyDelete
  2. BritneyAugust 26, 2014 at 11:43 PM

    I agree Jenna! This is such a great reminder that even though we feel broken sometimes, that their is always beauty that comes out of it :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. Elizabeth MayberryAugust 28, 2014 at 10:43 PM

    "No matter how broken or afraid we are, we can have peace, joy, forgiveness, redemption."



    Amen!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Pleasant words are like honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Proverbs 16:24

Popular posts from this blog

The Wetherills Say I Do | Guest Post

Founders Note: Today on the blog we have one of our August sponsors Madison of The Wetherills Say I Do . She is also one of my blogging friends, I have enjoyed working with her this month and am excited to continue in the future, she is a sweet girl with a big heart for others and Jesus! Today She is sharing her heart on this months theme: Beauty in the Brokenness. So be sure to check out her blog at the links below! If you've ever heard a group of people share their testimonies, a lot of them have a common thread: brokenness. A lot of now believers had to come to a very low point in their lives before they had their breaking moment of calling out to Jesus. Have you ever wondered why that is? Why is it that so many of us have to hit rock bottom before we'll realize our infinite need for a Savior? I don't know the answer to that question, but I do know that in my darkest moments, I've seen the Lord hand out grace and turn brokenness into beauty. We all tend t...
11 comments
Read more

1 Year of Ministry Giveaway.

Since we turned one Year Old This week, we are celebrating with a Giveaway. We have teamed up with one of our monthly contributors Charity at the Word of a Nerd to bring you some awesome prizes, which are: Ann Voskamp's 1,000 Gifts and a $25.00 target gift card, 15.00 Starbucks gift card, and a Medium Sized Ad on the Word a Nerd!  So be sure to enter using the raffle copter below, you have until next Thursday! a Rafflecopter giveaway
49 comments
Read more

Finding Comfort in the "Waiting Room"

Founders Note: Today's post is written by our new friend Brooke. Her blog is called "Living as a Single Gal". (you can find the link below) We've just discovered Brooke's blog and we look forward to unwrapping more of the great wisdom she has to share. Without further ado, here is her post... Imagine, if you will, that you are in a waiting room. The room is crowded; people standing, people on chairs, people sitting on the floor; this room is totally packed full. And all of these people are waiting. Waiting for what you may ask? That’s simple; love. You are standing in a corner with some of your girlfriends having some laughs. Then one of them gets called out of the room. Then another. Then another; another one bites the dust. One by one all of your single girlfriends are leaving the waiting room and finding true love. Not only are your friends leaving you, but the rest room seems to empty out significantly. And then there’s you. --...
6 comments
Read more

Travel Essentials

RelayRides  recently contacted us and wanted us to share our travel essentials. RelayRides is a peer to peer sharing car rental service that takes community into account when renting cars. You can also get airport car rentals as an option for people coming and going from the airport. So be sure to check out that as well on their site. Below are a few of my travel essentials and some things that I am always sure to bring with me when traveling. It was hard to only pick a few things, but I would love to hear what your travel essentials are. Whether your traveling for the Holidays or not, there are always things that you are sure to bring with you! 1. VERA BRADLEY SUITCASE |  I love having a colorful bag that I can use for travel and it's not too heavy which is good. 2. I PHONE +CHARGER |  This is an essential for texting, phone calls, and keeping up with social media. 3. I-PAD +CHARGER |  For reading on my kindle app, playing games..etc. 4. HEADPHO...
15 comments
Read more

10 Facts about The Founders

Founders Note: Today We are sharing some facts about us the founders of this blog. We thought it would be fun to share some things that you might not know about us and our friendship. So we hope you enjoy reading through the facts and feel free to share some of your own in the comments! 1. I love to cook and bake. 2. i could wear a  different scarf everyday if I wanted to, yes it's an addiction I have so many of them. 3. I'm a grad student studying to get my masters in counseling at Liberty University.  4. I'm the only person in my immediate family with blue eyes 5. I want to learn how to bake bread, if any one has any good recipe's let me know!  6. I love nail polish. I paint my nails a lot! 7. I went to South Africa for Three weeks in January of 2011.  8. I hate clowns. they freak me out. 9. Sunsets are one of my favorite things, i love how each one is different yet so beautiful.  10. I love spicy food.  1. I have my...
18 comments
Read more