Topic: The Pain Of Letting Go Of Hopes And Drams, Part 2 Of 2

Giving up hopes and dreams is painful. Giving up hopes and dreams results in our grieving over the loss of what we gave up. When we live and breathe our vision for the future, our life is fueled by our hope. Conversely, the loss of our vision is caused by our loss of hope. When we lose hope then our loss of hope can often be like suffering the death of a loved one. When we give up our hope we need to begin searching for a new hope to fuel our life. If we have a vision illuminated by the Light of Christ, we are able to change our vision without a great deal of grief or sense of loss. When the Light illuminates our life, we live to do the will of God rather than living to pursue our own hopes, dreams, and visions. When the Light shines in us we are always willing to walk on the path the Light shows us rather than our own selfish path shrouded in darkness. When a young man who wants to play basketball in the NBA finally must confront the fact he can not play in the NBA, he can find other visions and other pathways to walk. Hard work will need to be produced to find these visions and paths. However, with the Light in him, he will not be caught up in the grief of his loss. When any of us confront the fact our hope is false or misplaced, we can look to the Light to give us new direction and new hope to fuel us.

These words were posted at one of Shepherd's Care Ministries Sites called Wisdom Moment. This site is located at:
http://www.shepherdscare.net/wisdomminute

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