Hope Deferred

Proverbs 13:12 says this: Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

Hope deferred can look like many things: a prayer of salvation for a loved one that continues unanswered year after year, an agonizing job search filled with endless interviews and rejections, a long-term battle with cancer or any disease, or one miscarriage after another. As we eagerly hope for something important, and it keeps being postponed, the longing we feel can make our heart sick. BUT GOD!!!

Delay is NOT denial.

Hebrews 10:23 in GNT says: Let us hold on firmly to the hope we profess, because we can trust God to keep his promise.