A few months back I took off on the next endeavor I believed God was calling me towards. I started a non-profit called Hope is Alive. The focal point of the organization was to be centered around a community home for recovering addicts like myself. I envisioned this house would be occupied by a handful of guys all chasing after a better life. A more fulfilled existence, a life full of satisfaction, free from the chains of addiction.
I hoped it would be a place where men and women from across the city would come and share their experience, strength and hope leaving the guys at the house inspired and all the more prepared and determined to be successful in every area of their life. In my dreams I imagined a place where the men living at this house of hope would come alongside other organizations in the community and lend their new found energy, intelligence and creativity to worthwhile causes. Helping the less fortunate, giving back to the still suffering addict or anyone else needs a helping hand.
Yesterday the dreams stopped…….and reality began.
About 2:00 in the afternoon, I watched two young men move their belongings into the house God blessed me with just a few short weeks ago. I listened to them as they told me what they desired their lives to be like, what had held them back in the past and what they were willing to do to overcome those setbacks in the future. We set up beds, shopped for sheets and put together furniture. As we worked and talked, a quote from my favorite movie, Almost Famous, rang in my ears. “It’s all happening.”
And it was. The dreams, the visions, the sleepless nights wondering were all finally happening. This headquarters of hope was up and running. The place of refuge and renewal I had only dreamed about was coming alive!
Today I am so grateful that God answers our prayers. That He plants visions in our lives and brings along the supporters, nurturers and encouragers we need to help the visionary seeds flourish in to living breathing beings. My faith is renewed yet again today in the majesty and sovereignty of our God. He is truly working all things together for our good. Reinvigorating our relationships and springing our Hope back to life time after time.
