60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon

When People Oppose Us

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2295449/fan_mail/new] When People Are Against Us When people are against us, and do not have our best interests at heart, we often feel angry, afraid, or simply disappointed. We’re tempted to seek revenge or retribution. Or at least to get them before they can get us. But Genesis shifts our focus away from them and back onto our purpose. “I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (Genesis 12:3) At first glance, this verse appears to tell us to leave revenge to God. But a deeper reading places the emphasis elsewhere—not on those who oppose us, but on the calling God has given us. There will always be people who oppose us. Vigilance is appropriate. But we cannot allow our identities to be defined by them. Our attention belongs elsewhere: on who we are, and on how we are called to bless the world. I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Peace be with you. #60SecondsofHope #DailyReflection #Encouragement #SpiritualEncouragement #SpiritualGrowth #Discipleship #DailyDevotion #DailyInspiration #faith #hope #FaithandLife #HopeForToday Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2295449/support]

A Prayer For When There’s No Sign Things Are Getting Better

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2295449/fan_mail/new] A Prayer for When There’s No Sign Things Are Getting Better Loving God, When the worst has happened, help us not give in to our despair. When there’s no sign things are going to get better soon, give us the strength to carry on. When the future feels ominous, help us trust that you are still present, still with us. Remind us that just as dawn follows every night and the spring rains bring new life to the earth, your steadfast love will bring restoration and redemption. Give us the determination to press on until we see that day come to be. Amen. #60SecondsofHope #DailyPrayer #EveningPrayer #Prayer #Inspiration #Encouragement #SpiritualEncouragement #SpiritualGrowth #faith #hope #FaithandLife #HopeforToday Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2295449/support]

Faith Around And Find Out

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2295449/fan_mail/new] Faith Around And Find Out When the worst has happened, and there’s no sign things are getting better anytime soon… We are encouraged to keep going, keep working, keep trusting, and to never give in to the despair of the moment—even if it lasts for a long while. “Let us know, let us press on to know the LORD; his appearing is as sure as the dawn; he will come to us like the showers, like the spring rains that water the earth.” — Hosea 6:3 In Hosea’s time, the social covenants had broken down, society was collapsing, and they were on the verge of being conquered and taken into exile by a foreign nation. Just as dawn follows every night, and the spring rains give new life to the earth, God’s redeeming presence will renew and deliver us. So we keep showing up. We keep loving. We keep trusting that dawn is coming. If we faith around, we’ll find out. I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Peace be with you. #60SecondsofHope #DailyReflection #Encouragement #SpiritualEncouragement #SpiritualGrowth #Discipleship #DailyDevotion #DailyInspiration #Hope #Perseverance #KeepGoing #FaithJourney #hosea Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2295449/support]

A Prayer For When We’ve Been Struggling Too Long

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2295449/fan_mail/new] A Prayer for When We’ve Been Struggling for a Long Time Loving God, When we have been struggling for a long time, growing tired and becoming discouraged, help us not to give up. Don’t let our disappointment become despair. Don’t allow us to be defined by our problems. Give us the courage to keep showing up. Help us do what we can. Help us trust that even the smallest step forward matters. Amen. #60SecondsOfHope #DailyPrayer #SpiritualEncouragement #Encouragement #HopeForToday #Inspiration #Prayer #EveningPrayer #Perseverance #Resilience #KeepGoing #Strength #Hope #Healing #Matthew9 Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2295449/support]

When We’ve Been Struggling For A Long Time

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2295449/fan_mail/new] When We’ve Been Struggling for a Long Time When we’ve been struggling for a long time, it can be easy to lose hope. We begin to wonder if anything will ever change. We grow tired of trying. And sometimes we start to see ourselves as others do. Matthew tells us, “Then suddenly a woman who had been suffering from a flow of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak.” (Matthew 9:20) Twelve years. Twelve years of disappointment. Twelve years of setbacks. Twelve years of struggle. Matthew records Jesus saying that her faith had made her well. What was it about her faith? She never gave up hope. After all those years, she still believed that healing was possible. She refused to let other people’s judgment become her identity. A woman with her condition was considered unclean and wasn’t supposed to be in public. But she did not define herself by what others thought of her. And she did what she could with what she had. She could not stand in front of the crowd. She could not command attention. She could only reach out and touch the hem of his cloak. So that’s what she did. Her story shows faith as persistence. The willingness to keep hoping. The courage to keep showing up. The decision to do what we can with what we have. I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Peace be with you. #60SecondsOfHope #DailyReflection #SpiritualEncouragement #Encouragement #HopeForToday #Discipleship #SpiritualGrowth #FaithAndLife #KeepGoing #Perseverance #Hope #Healing #Resilience #OvercomingChallenges #Matthew9 Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2295449/support]