 Dear friend, When the trials of life weigh us down, meditating on our great salvation helps restore our joy. This hope was the theme of our recent TGC Women’s Conference, Remember Your Joy. Rebecca McLaughlin was one of our pre-conference session speakers and she unpacked several powerful lessons about hope from 1 Peter 1:13–25. Since you received a copy of Rebecca’s book, The Secular Creed, I wanted to make sure you also knew her video from the conference is now available for free on our YouTube channel. Here’s a small preview of the message she shared: “Peter was saying, ‘Don’t set your hope on a career; don’t set your hope on marriage; don’t set your hope on children; don’t set your hope on ministry success; don’t set your hope on popularity; don’t set your hope on your health; don’t set your hope on your retirement. Set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.’ Friends, this is incredibly good news for us today. Many in this room will be feeling one way or another—disappointed with their lives. Perhaps you dreamt of a fulfilling career and you're either unemployed or your job feels like a daily chore. Perhaps you dreamt of marriage and you’re single or your marriage feels profoundly disappointing. Perhaps you dreamt of having children and they haven’t come or maybe parenting is breaking you today. If that is how you are feeling, Jesus holds on to you in your disappointment now and he whispers in your ear through this verse: ‘Hold tight, I’m coming back for you.’” You can access Rebecca’s full talk by clicking this link now: https://www.youtube.com/ It’s about 30 minutes and I hope you’ll take the time to listen and be encouraged today. Sincerely, Ivan Mesa Editorial Director |
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