by Dona Hake
I love stories that people share that encourage my faith and hope! I once heard a precious woman share how she was told during the early stages of her pregnancy that her baby had absolutely no chance of being born.. The doctor emphasized that there was a 100% chance of this child’s survival in the womb. The devastation that this couple experienced must have been unreal. They began to share how their faith caused them to rise to a place of hope. Against hope they believed in hope! They pressed in and moved forward in their seemingly hopeless situation, and they were blessed to be able to find a doctor that decided to work with them . The doctor dared to do a particular procedure that sustained the baby, and she was born. This little one has some obstacles to face but I am sure this couple’s faith will continue in this little one’s journey of being an overcomer.
I think the thing that really touched my heart is how awesome it was that God used a willing vessel like this doctor to step into their life at time when there looked like no hope was in the future for them. Many times it may look like a hopeless situation, but with God all things are possible! In this situation God had a plan for this couple as they purposed to look beyond the opinion of the medical field. I too have been there. and I remember being told that I more than likely would lose my first son. I had begun to miscarry and had lost so much blood, and even though they saw the heart beating, they refused to give me an ultrasound picture. They felt very sure that in the next week I would miscarry him. I thank God for those that stepped in, and persevered in prayer with me. I thank God to this day for my son that is now thirty two years of age. Because of the faith and hope of many, I was able to take hold of hope that appeared very dim at one point.
Today, I encourage you to never underestimate the power of your prayers and words of encouragement in the life of someone that may be losing hope. God is faithful to take His words and cause faith and hope to spark where one is growing weak.
Romans 15:13 (AMP)
“May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit
you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope.”