Scripture teaches us that that if we trust Christ, we all get a happy ending. Even more, this permanent happy ending than could never be described in a movie or book. Scripture tells us in 1 Corinthians 2:9 that we can’t even conceive what it would be like!
On the other hand, how many Christians have been severely wounded because they expected their happy ending to come on this side of eternity? I confess that I am one of the worst. I seem to have this deep seeded sense of entitlement that tells me, because of certain struggles and disappointments, that my “happy ending” is just around the corner. But God never promises that in this life.
1 Peter 1:13 warns us that to have our hope set on the things of this world is to be often disappointed with the outcome. In other words, we become foolishly and unnecessarily vulnerable to being wounded or taken out.
So for those of you who are sick of getting sucker punched, get your hands up, and your heads down by adjusting your hopes and expectations away from the happy ending that our culture guarantees, and on to the happy ending that Our Lord promises. It could be your defining moment for the new year!
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