Every now and then Christy reads a book and tells me I need to read it. I'm really not sure why but when someone tells me I need to read a certain book I take it as a challenge to prove I can survive without reading it. That being said, I finally picked one up and read it.
It started while on vacation last week. The place we were staying didn't have cable and I really didn't want to watch a movie. As I sat on the couch I looked over and found The Final Summit lying on the table next to me. I reluctantly picked it up and began page one. The next thing I know I'd read over 50 pages discovering tremendous lessons in a fictional book using historical figures. That is when I read this particular quote attributed to Winston Churchill (not sure if he really said it) 'I have long believed that there are no hopeless situations; there are only people who have grown helpless about them."
After reading it I began to look at my own life and realized, 'We never lose hope because hope can't be lost.' 1 Corinthians 13 is known more for its description of love but listen to verse 13...'these 3 remain, faith, hope and love.' That tells us they are eternal...so if we have hope that rests in the very words of God we are never helpless.
Almost 3 years ago while Christy was pregnant with Ava we received news the umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck. That is when the doctor said those scary words, 'Theres nothing we can do.' That night I felt really helpless. The next day I was talking to my Mom about this frustration of not being able to do anything but pray...she said, 'That is the best thing we can do.' It was in that moment I discovered the lie of helplessness. There was something I could do, pray, and I discovered no matter how the situation turned out God would give me the strength. What a lesson, so the conclusion... We are never without help and that gives us Hope.
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