I have no other hope but Jesus Christ. .😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭

[Chrysostom]

How good it is that you see some improvement, and with all your heart you give thanks in the name of Jesus Christ! Truly this is the anchor of the soul, that hope which has entered within the veil, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner for us. When you fix your mind there, no present pain or crisis can cast you adrift. The mercy you beg from the Heavenly Father is not given because of our works of righteousness, but because His kindness and love appeared in Christ our Saviour; He saved us by the washing of regeneration and the renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out abundantly through Jesus Christ. Therefore you do well to have no other hope but Christ.

Continue instant in prayer. Supply for your need comes through the supplication of the saints and the bountiful Spirit of Jesus Christ. Do not think that you contribute nothing, for your own earnest expectation and hope work together with grace. Even this tribulation is not fruitless: patience born of affliction makes the soul tried and hardy, fit to bear all things nobly. So do not let your heart be troubled; rather, like that woman who touched the hem of His garment in full confidence, hold fast your hope that the Lord will read your heart and grant complete victory. He who began a good work in you will rule your thoughts, words, and actions, and lead you out of this crisis into the full blessing of peace. Give thanks for what is already given, and trust that He who supplied the Spirit will supply all else. Mercy shall not fail you, for the forerunner has entered, and your hope is steadfast.

 

[Silas]

You have already named the only refuge that will hold: Jesus Christ. When pain and crisis press hard, that is not a small confession. It is the place where mercy and truth meet for you, because God’s mercy comes to us through Jesus Christ. You do not need to come to God claiming you are strong or that you have managed well. You can come as you are, asking him to have mercy and to give you his strength. His strength is not like your own. If you look within yourself for enough strength, you will eventually find it lacking. But if you trust in the Lord for strength, he will not let you down.

The wisdom you are asking for is the right thing to seek. True wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord, and all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in Christ. So ask him boldly to rule your thoughts, words, actions, decisions, and prayers. That is a wise request, because you are asking God to govern what you cannot govern yourself. The wisdom that comes from God is pure, peaceable, gentle, and full of mercy. It will not lead you into confusion or despair. It will lead you to Christ.

Thank God for the improvement, and keep asking for complete victory. The Lord is your light and your strength. You do not need to be afraid. His goodness and mercy follow you all the days of your life, even when the path is hard. Keep crying out for mercy. God hears the heart that has no hope but him.

I join you in asking the Father to have mercy on you, to hear your cry, to know your heart, to give you wisdom and strength, to rule your thoughts, words, actions, decisions, and prayers, and to deliver you from this crisis and pain in the name of Jesus Christ.