Hope
Efrén Durán
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: The speaker shares a personal story about his son's drug addiction and how it led him to a crisis of hopelessness. He then talks about how he discovered a verse in Proverbs 31:25 that talks about a virtuous woman who clothes herself with strength and dignity and laughs at what is to come. He shares how he was inspired to seek hope and how God spoke to him about speaking hope to His people. The speaker also talks about how social media can create a false sense of a perfect life and how important it is to have hope in the midst of difficult situations. He ends by sharing how he prayed for a person he met once and how he believes that God can fill our hearts with hope.
The author shares a story of how he was prompted to pray for a man named Juan, whom he did not know and did not want to pray for. After a year of persistent prayer, Juan reached out to him for a business opportunity. During their meeting, Juan shared his broken life and the author preached a message of hope to him. Juan's life changed and he is now in ministry. The author questions why God would care so much for someone who is considered disqualified by the world, but then realizes that Juan's parents prayed for him and God is a covenant-keeping God.
The speaker discusses the issue of hopelessness and suicide among Christians, even among pastors. He shares his own experience of losing hope when his son was struggling with drug addiction, but he recovered his laughter when he rediscovered a promise from God. He cites the story of Hannah in the Bible, who also recovered her joy when she recovered a promise from God. The speaker emphasizes the importance of faith and trust in God's promises, as unbelief is a direct attack on God's character. He encourages listeners to rediscover their promises from God and to have faith in their fulfillment.
The problem that prevented inheritance was unbelief, which is a direct attack on the character of God. God wants us to eradicate unbelief and practice faith because faith pleases Him. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. We should live with expectation for God's goodness and favor every day of our lives. Even when faced with challenges, we should trust in God's promises and have the courage to dance today. We should seek God and believe that He is our rewarder. May God's grace be upon us and our families, and may His plans and purposes be fulfilled in our lives.
The author shares a story of how he was prompted to pray for a man named Juan, whom he did not know and did not want to pray for. After a year of persistent prayer, Juan reached out to him for a business opportunity. During their meeting, Juan shared his broken life and the author preached a message of hope to him. Juan's life changed and he is now in ministry. The author questions why God would care so much for someone who is considered disqualified by the world, but then realizes that Juan's parents prayed for him and God is a covenant-keeping God.
The speaker discusses the issue of hopelessness and suicide among Christians, even among pastors. He shares his own experience of losing hope when his son was struggling with drug addiction, but he recovered his laughter when he rediscovered a promise from God. He cites the story of Hannah in the Bible, who also recovered her joy when she recovered a promise from God. The speaker emphasizes the importance of faith and trust in God's promises, as unbelief is a direct attack on God's character. He encourages listeners to rediscover their promises from God and to have faith in their fulfillment.
The problem that prevented inheritance was unbelief, which is a direct attack on the character of God. God wants us to eradicate unbelief and practice faith because faith pleases Him. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. We should live with expectation for God's goodness and favor every day of our lives. Even when faced with challenges, we should trust in God's promises and have the courage to dance today. We should seek God and believe that He is our rewarder. May God's grace be upon us and our families, and may His plans and purposes be fulfilled in our lives.
In 2010 when I was with you I talked to you about the things that had happened to us as a family, I told you about the time my son , being raised in the Church, I have been a Christian for 42 years, I met the Lord at the age of 17, I am 59 and a half years old, my children were born in the Church, I do not know another life other than that, I never distanced myself from the way of the Lord, my wife neither, we converted equally for the same time.
And it was very hard when I found out that my son had become addicted to drugs, and that my son, the time came when he could not deal with situations at home having a good relationship as we had, because despite his addiction to drugs I did not fight with him, I loved him, I did not fight with him, I tried to help him, but he relapsed and relapsed, and in his frustration he left my house, and when he left my house it was such and such a time , and so hard, and we were talking about it.
And it was very hard when I found out that my son had become addicted to drugs, and that my son, the time came when he could not deal with situations at home having a good relationship as we had, because despite his addiction to drugs I did not fight with him, I loved him, I did not fight with him, I tried to help him, but he relapsed and relapsed, and in his frustration he left my house, and when he left my house it was such and such a time , and so hard, and we were talking about it.
