September 2024
Issue 222

What kind of love can make up for your deepest hurt?

No matter how understanding they may be, they cannot wipe away your deepest disappointment. You may share your heartache with them, but some sorrow is simply too great for another human being to make right.

What then?

If you're a follower of Jesus Christ, you take your tragedy to him. He can remake anything, but you know what? Even he can't resolve some things in this life. He begins now and finishes that work in eternity.

This month we look at one of the most profound mysteries single people face: our transforming future in heaven. We'll explore how God will re-create our bodies, minds and souls—completely and forever.

Let's jump in!

I thought I knew…

I thought I knew what mattered.
I thought I made the right choices.
It didn't take long for me to get lost.
I listened to all the wrong voices.

I thought I knew what suc.cess was,
from all the things mone:y can buy.
But none of those things bring comfort
when your pain makes you break down and cry.

I thought I knew what love meant,
but all of it ended in loss.
I finally found out what real love is,
when I knelt at the foot of the cross.

~ Jack Zavada, www.inspiration-for-singles.com, 2024 ~

Hope is only as good as the object it's placed in

You can believe in people, but because they're flawed, they can fail you. The same holds true of your employer and your government. Millions of singles hope in their own adequacy. Sooner or later that will fail them too.

Sadly, we hope in everything except God. He seems too iffy. After all, He's invisible, and the Big Catch is you can't hope in Him if what you want runs contrary to His law. When you hope in God, you have to be willing to accept what He wants for you, on His timetable.

Hope for Hurting Singles shows you how to unite with God. Why wouldn't you want your boss to be the smartest being in the Universe, who genuinely loves you?

Why indeed?

Hope for Hurting Singles isn't for everybody. It's only for people wise enough to recognize when their current lifestyle isn't working and never will. Then you have to be humble enough to do something about it.

It's $10.99 in paperback, or $3.99 if you own a Kindle. If that seems unreasonable for you, keep doing what you're doing now.

But quit hoping it's going to work.

QOTM: Heaven starts now

When Jesus told Pilate his kingdom was not of this world, he dropped a truth the Roman governor couldn't comprehend. No, this is definitely not heaven, but for believers, it's over the threshold and into the lobby.

Some things here can take your breath away. You know what I mean. Then the next day you see something so ugly you feel you're getting a glimpse of hell. What gives?

Earth started out great, then came the Fall and it got ruined for all of us. Although Jesus came and atoned for our sins, he'll be coming again soon to get rid of the filth and make everything new. When you see a breathtaking sunset or hear a singer with an angelic voice, those are just tiny glimpses of what's ahead for you and me.

Maranatha. Come, Lord Jesus!

What stuff matters most to you?

In a box in the basement is the Robin Hood castle my parents gave me for Christmas when I was five years old. In the attic is a box of tools and supplies I used to tie fishing flies when I was in high school.

And on shelves and in piles in my bedroom and home office are books, books, books!

I don't kid myself. When I move to a nursing home or die, most of my little keepsakes will go into a Dumpster, then off to the landfill. People who live in a big house and drive a fancy car will leave them behind too, along with their dough. It happens to everybody.

The only things we'll take with us out of this life are our salvation and our character.

It's time for a quick reminder of the things you already have. Maybe you're unaware of them. Maybe you take them for granted. If you're a follower of Jesus Christ, you're blessed beyond comprehension.

Check out this review of your spiritual position…

Making the case for trusting in God

One way is to trust in God. That seemingly simple act is the toughest challenge of the Christian life.

The world enfolds us like an evil octopus—shouting, threatening, seducing us with promises it can never fulfill. But there is a choice, a way so different most people reject it in disbelief. That choice is trusting God.

Get on this path now, as early in life as you can, and stay on it no matter what. The world is motivated by greed. God is motivated by love. The world will toss you aside when it's done with you. God will never let go of you for all eternity.

I put together some other reasons to trust in God in this article. I hope you'll take time to give it a read. This is the most important decision will ever make.

Here's another booklet that will help

Dr. McGee, with his southern accent and gravelly voice, sometimes sounded like a curmudgeon, but he was not. He was a devoted Christian who had little tolerance for nonsense but a big love for Jesus.

His web site offers a nice range of EFF-AR-EE-EE (sound it out) downloadable booklets, which I think you'll find very helpful. They're in PDF format and each is short, so they won't take up much space on your computer or phone. They are, however, big on wisdom.

The photo at left is from a great one I downloaded, titled "Forget About It: How to Put the Past Behind You." It's just one of dozens you'll find on his site.

Take a visit to these great Nocosto booklets!

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So that concludes the September Inspire-O-Gram, fellow singleton. I hope it made you think and encouraged you.

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I hope you're able to enjoy Autumn, friend, perhaps the most beautiful season of the year. But no matter what time it is, never forget the Great God of the Universe loves you for all eternity!

PS: Not a Christian yet? Find out how to become a Christian.