For Hope: Luke Smallbone finds grace in the darkness

Throughout this time, I probably experienced the darkest period of my life, as I was in an awful lot of pain and struggled to sleep. I wasn’t able to hold my son, let alone be the father I wanted to be. I wasn’t able to be the husband I wanted to be. I was bed-ridden and being taken care of like I was a child again (talk about humbling). I wondered if I’d be able to be on the road again, let alone perform again. It felt like another lifetime away. On one particular night I cried out to God asking Him why this was all happening. I was in such desperate need of comfort. As God has a way of doing, He turned that moment into a moment I won’t forget. I felt him say, Luke, no matter how dark things might be today, no matter how difficult things might become, no matter what you’ll face in life, there is always hope in me!

As I write this I’m full of hope and even though I’m not in full remission yet, nor is everything perfect, and there are hard days, God has a way of working with imperfect people and imperfect situations, because our hope is in Him.

 I can tell you one thing… I’ve never been so thankful in my life.

To anyone who might be struggling while reading this, trust me when I say, there is always hope. Sometimes we have to go through the strangest of journey’s to discover real hope. Sometimes journeying into those depths gets you ready to climb great heights. Whatever journey you’re on right now, hold on to hope.