Is it okay to feel hopeless when I've lost everything?

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I've walked with many people who've felt hopeless, and I've seen it in myself too. As a pastor, I've seen how hopelessness can be a lethal thing, making the heart sick. It's not just a feeling, it's a choice. When we decide to give up on hope, we're essentially saying that God's promises aren't true, and that's a sin.

But here's the thing: God doesn't want us to live in hopelessness. He wants us to know that He's the Lord of all, and that He's always with us. We can gaze upon His beauty and seek Him in His temple. Hopelessness means we're unwilling to wait for God's timing, and that we want something more than we want Jesus. But the truth is, Jesus is all we need. We get hope by asking for it and practicing it, by remembering and meditating on God's story.

As a Christian, I know that hopelessness is not an exception, but an ordinary human experience. But Jesus comes to us and says, "Sleep on now, that opportunity is lost, but get up and let's go on to the next thing." He empowers us to forgive our sins, including the sin of hopelessness. We have options, even when we feel stuck. We can search for a depressed person and speak a word of encouragement, or run our analysis by someone else. We can walk with another person, and remember that God's power and might are greater than our hopelessness.

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