Broader

"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery." Galatians 5:1

We have been set free. From pornography, from lust, from lies, from pride, from addiction, from hurt, from abuse, from shame, from guilt. We have been set free from sin.
God has put a calling on my heart to pray for and love on those who struggle with pornography. I have no doubt that this is my passion and calling...for the time being.
What God has revealed to me, very recently, is that while confronting pornography is my passion, that does not in any way mean that this blog should be confined to such things.
God had His hand in the creation of this blog so much that He set it up to be broader than only pornography without me even knowing it.
- I had taken a picture of Big Red (the lighthouse) on a walk to the pier with my friends - I thought it looked cool, so I put it as the background to the blog.
- The name Letters of Hope came from my experience at an addiction recovery house.
- I made it clear in the heading of the blog that it was not a self-help blog.
What I didn't know is that while I was thinking about these things in the context of pornography - the addiction to and the hope we have in Christ to overcome it - God had a much broader idea, because He is so much bigger than we can imagine, and His plans are so much bigger.

So much bigger.

To me, the lighthouse now symbolizes the bringing to light of the things we struggle with - pornography, sure, but also pride, depression, anger, anxiety, and loneliness, to name a few.
An area that is illuminated by the beam of a lighthouse transforms completely. It looks nothing like what it looked like in the dark. It is a new thing. In the same way, this blog will be a place for anyone to bring their struggles into the light of Christ and His community, through writing a blog post or just simply asking for prayer - and to see that any struggle can and will be used to glorify God. Christ as the Light takes away any power that these things had in the dark. Christ has made us new.
Letters of Hope is exactly what God wants this blog to be - letters from anyone who has seen God in their struggles. These are letters that give hope to people who are going through something similar. In Christ, these letters bring light to the darkness, and will let people know that they are not alone in their struggle. I think this is why I was so sure that it needed to be clear that this would not be a self-help blog. This is simply a safe place for people to bring the heavy things of their hearts into the light, and for people to see that Christ is doing a new thing in so many people and in so many ways. And for those reading who may not struggle with the specific problem that the post is about - pray. Be thankful for what God has done, and pray for Christ to continue to move in that person's life.

If you're interested in writing a blog, or you want/need prayer, email us at lettersofhope7@gmail.com
Writing a blog or sharing your story has nothing to do with being all put together. You might still be struggling and think that somehow disqualifies you from being able to write about how Jesus has impacted your life. If you see Jesus in your struggle, write about it - it doesn't matter where you are in that struggle.

If nothing else, I ask that you pray for this blog and for a continued guidance from God, and that He would use it however He wants. This blog is pointless without Jesus, so we surrender the entire purpose and goal of this to His will.

"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden." Matthew 5:14
Don't hide the light. 

His,
Loh