“You often find hope by looking back.”
I talked a while back to a guy whose life took an unexpected turn. He was scared, and asked how I dealt with uncertainty in the aftermath of my injury. I told him I dealt with it very badly – 10 years of anger, depression, denial. Basically lost a decade wandering in horrible darkness.
“So how did you escape?”
“I finally found hope.”
“How?”
“By looking back. I looked back and recognized God’s faithfulness, saw that He’d continued to send people into my life who refused to let me give up. Eventually, I connected those dots and realized God always keeps His promises. Based on that faith, I found confidence in the future.
“That’s hope.”