Hope: Pass It On

Are you familiar with the old camp song, "Pass It On"? Well, there are many things in life that we shouldn't keep to ourselves, they were meant to pass on. If you pass something on to someone else and they pass it on to another person, then many people will be affected by your one action. Just like in the movie, "Pay It Forward", where lives were changed because one person decided to pass on acts of kindness so someone else, God calls us to pass on good things. There are many things that you can pass on to others, such as faith, love, money, information and this website, but I want to talk about passing on hope. When someone is going through a hard time, just a kind word, card or scripture helps encourage someone enough to help them to know that they can make it through that day. For my birthday, I received an "e-card" from a friend. That spurred me to send a bunch of e-cards to my friends and maybe, just maybe, it spurred them to send cards to their friends. You just don't know who you might be affecting by spreading hope to others. Also, when you are going through a hard time, it helps it you talk to someone about it. Somehow just passing on the fact that you are hurting makes you feel better. You don't need to hold it inside and pretend to be strong when you are really struggling. That doesn't help anybody. You need to be honest about your struggles, so that others will know that they can share their struggles too. So that we don't have to bear our burdens alone. The Bible tells us to bear each other's burdens. But when we are struggling, the very first step should be to take it to God. Talk to him about it. He will give you a hope and a future. We have a tendency to go to others about out problems before we go to God. And then we wonder why we don't feel any better. Humans will disappoint us and let us down, but God never will. He is always there, always listening and always bearing your burdens. That is why He died on the cross for us. So, please remember to pass on the hope of Jesus Christ to others. Following is an e-mail I received that demonstrates a great way to pass on hope to others.