Christ Is Enough

How do you balance Hope and Reality.. How do you hold onto hope without allowing yourself to get carried away in the thought of that which is THE HOPE.. Lets imagine you are hoping, praying, believing and holding on and out for the perfect Christmas present, you can see it, you can hold it, you can imagine it in your life ( and yes this is a little dramatic for a Christmas present but bear with me)then the day comes and you can see all your hopes wrapped up in that paper and then you open it and alas it is not what you dreamed, hope or even believed for.... You have been hoping for this gift for so many years, and still not the desired result... How do you uphold the hope and let go of disappointment and not hope so much that you are left heart broken, even if only temporarily? The say hope deferred makes the heart grow sick and as I have journeyed on this journey of hope I have come to the simple conclusion we must hope in THE HOPE, for so long I held onto the promise of God, believing in him and his mighty power, declaring the truth and life when there only seemed like death and yet " every Christmas " I would unwrap the gift only to be disappointed of course Christmas is just an example what I really mean is every month I would hold onto the promise of a child yet every month being disappointed as yet again the dream didn't become a reality... After trying for so long to hold onto hope so that my heart didn't grow sick I came to a place where I was confused and so sick and tired of opening the Christmas present that I just choose not to open it anymore, not to desire that gift just to move on and bury a desire in the depth of my heart so that I no longer had to confront it, no longer had to desire it, think about it desire it.. One morning in worship at church as I was preforming before my GOD, and I say that because my heart had hardened due to disappointment and human rational, suddenly a small still voice said "STOP" as the words echoed around me " Christ is enough for me" from the stage, I had a moment... Was Christ really enough for me, in the depth of my heart I felt pain and I knew that I had a decision in this space, in this moment as I stood before my creator I knew I had a choice and I knew that this choice would have impact beyond this moment I was currently standing in. In that moment I raised my hands and declared out of my mouth "Christ in enough for me" and at that time I felt hope arise, as tears rolled down my face I knew that regardless of circumstances, regardless of what I appeared to not have my hope was found in him and he was enough... And in him all I ever need is found.... Christ Truly is enough and anything beyond that, beyond what we desire, beyond we battle for, beyond what we cry out for or ask for is just an added bonus... He is glorious and nothing is impossible for him and God has won the victory and I truly believe this, but I have also learnt in HIM true hope is found, he is the tree of life, our strength and our salvation.. He is the hope of the world..... HE IS ENOUGH