My good friends, Scott & Melissa, have been serving in El Salvador for over a year now. Recently, Melissa began a blog that invites you to journey with her as both a mom and a missionary.
The latest post on her blog really struck a chord with me. It was actually written by Scott, after he visited a brothel to talk with some of the people working there. At the end of the blog, he asks a simple question, “Is there hope for these girls?”
I encourage you to check out the post here and leave a comment.
It got me thinking again. As the pastor of a Bikers’ Church, I see all kinds of different people come through our doors. Not all are bikers. We’ve seen prostitutes, drug addicts, alcoholics, and even self-righteous pharisees! We’ve got club guys, former club guys, and even a few white collar professionals.
With such a diverse group of people, one thing I have noticed we’ve never lacked. Hope. That’s right, hope. With so many people battling so many different things, I have discovered that there is still an abundance of hope to be found.
You see, no matter what you are going through, there is hope. You may feel like giving up, that there is no hope, but your feelings lie. God promises that he is with you, and when we turn control of our situations over to him, he offers hope.
Hope doesn’t mean that we don’t experience shitty things. In fact, sometimes when we trust God we go through incredible trials. No, hope doesn’t promise us that nothing bad will happen.
What hope does promise is that regardless of the situation, we are not alone. And, in the end, God will turn anything we endure into something good … if we allow him. Hope promises us that what we face is not all there is.
So, don’t lose hope. Whether you’re working in a brothel, battling an addiction, or dealing with a dead-end job, there is hope.
Always hope.
