Are You Hurting?

We are taught in America life is supposed to be fun where your dreams come true. Watching TV, we find most everyone lives in fine homes, drive nice clean cars, have great careers, and a wonderful family. The American dream is presented by society as fact and if you’re not living it, then something is wrong with you.

The truth is the American dream is just that- a dream. Television and movies are nothing more than fantasy for the most part. Growing older, many become disillusioned with life and take no pleasure in it. Anger, frustration, discouragement, and depression may become part of life as we follow the majority to try to obtain our piece of success. We build up the heat on the pressure cooker we are it until we, like the cooker, blow our tops.

Is this what life is all about? Are we born to live miserable lives? If we made mistakes (and who has not), is it too late for us? Is there any hope left out there?

The Bible teaches we are not born to live in misery and there is hope for us. Jeremiah 29:11 proclaims, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope”. Please note God wants to give each of us “a future and a hope”. Jesus tells us, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10). God does not want any to be lost but all to come to repentance (1 Peter 3:9).

Friends, where are you? Does the Bible seem confusing? Are you struggling with life? Are you right with God? We care here at Naff Avenue. We want the best for you. If you need to talk about your concerns, please contact us at 318-547-8565. You matter to us.



Stay true to the Word,

Brother Travis