The Hope Podcast with Lina Abujamra

Sometimes we don’t know how things are going to turn out in our life. In Daniel 3 we encounter three men—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—facing a situation where their fate hangs precariously between potential salvation and possible demise. Regardless of the outcome, will they remain obedient to God? When we find ourselves in that space where the outcome looks “iffy” at best, God is asking us to m...

Being a Christian will inevitably create some dissonance with our culture and pressure to fit in. What do we do when we’re asked to say and do things that are contrary to the guidelines of Scripture? Will we choose what’s popular or what’s true? Will we choose temporary comfort or eternal joy? Will we choose pleasing man or pleasing God? In today’s podcast we'll look at Daniel chapter 1 and learn...

There are so many things that can weigh down on us and steal our hope, things like our present problems, our worries and fears, our glaring loneliness, our deep disappointments, or our failures and unmet expectations. In Lamentations 3 we find a powerful example of a man who had all the reasons to despair and yet proclaimed “‘The Lord is my portion’, says my soul, ‘therefore I will hope in him’” (...

As we look at a man accustomed with pain and loneliness in today’s podcast, I believe our perspective on the difficult seasons of our life will change. Job’s response to the pain in his life will encourage us to look at our difficult circumstances through the lens of who God is and see that the best days are yet to come because we serve a God who is good, faithful, who sets the seasons of our life...

Do you have a God-given dream? Why does God take His time to fulfill the dream He’s put on your heart? Why does your dream bring with it deep opposition? In Nehemiah 1 we encounter a man who has a dream that is bigger than himself and impossible to accomplish without God. As we look at this story, we will learn from Nehemiah what it takes to accomplish God-seized dreams. As you listen to this epis...

Are you surrounded by an enemy who seems too strong for you? Do you feel overwhelmed by fear in the face of your trials? Do you struggle to believe that God is good when you can’t see Him clearly at work in your life? The way we respond to the battles we’re facing is often influenced by what we choose to focus on. Do we look at the obvious enemy or at the spiritual reality of who is with us? Do we...

While we might not like to be in need and unable to fix our problems, it is in those moments that if we turn to God, He can come through and do what only He can do. I believe we all have areas in our life where we desperately need a miracle. In 2 Kings 4:1-7 we encounter a widow who knew that her only chance to get out of her difficult circumstance was a miracle. This episode will show us why and...

Do you feel discouraged, worn out, or even defeated? Are you on the verge of quitting? Listen to today’s podcast on how God encountered Elijah when he felt at his lowest. God’s love and His truth are able to awaken you to His purposes for your life and propel you again in the abundant life that is yours in Christ. Don't miss this episode! ABOUT: Lina AbuJamra founded Living with Power Ministries a...

In 1 Kings 17 we encounter the prophet Elijah announcing a great draught that will have an adverse impact on the whole land of Israel. As a result, he must rely on the provision of the Lord for survival, but even the brook he is led to by God dries up soon enough. What in your life looks like it’s drying up right now? Are you confused when the obedience in your life leads to suffering? What is God...

Today we’re returning to a teaching series on unshaken faith where we look at stories of men and women in the Bible who in the midst of their trials learned to stand unshaken no matter what. (You can listen to previous episodes here ). Have you ever felt God’s will to be confusing in your life? How do you respond when you start out thinking God has called you to something and things don’t end up t...

We all face overwhelming circumstances in our life that make us feel afraid, trapped, helpless, uncertain if we can make it much longer.  Do you feel like your problems are bigger than your abilities? Does it seem like your enemies are stronger than your allies? Are your emotions heavier that you can process? King Jehoshaphat can relate. In 2 Chronicles 20 we’re told about the time when he got new...

Have you ever wondered if God can really use you? Have you ever told yourself that you’re not strong enough, equipped enough, resourced enough? You’re not alone. We all wrestle with feelings of inadequacy and insecurity, but the truth is we don’t need to depend as much on our own abilities than on God’s calling and presence with us. Today’s podcast will encourage you to stop working harder, and st...

Loneliness is the silent soul killer and the real epidemic of our day, but the truth is we are never left alone! Though we might be looking for the resolution of our loneliness through other people or activities, God will heal us through the awareness of His presence with us. If you’re in a season of loneliness, I believe this episode will comfort you and point you to the only relationship that wi...

Anger. We all feel it and have experienced its destructive force. But how can we get angry and not sin? How can we cultivate more kindness, humility, and self-control? How can we use anger constructively? In today’s podcast we’re continuing our series on Negative Emotions where we explore the more difficult emotions we’d rather escape. We will look at how to engage your emotions in a healthy and b...

The desert seasons are common in the Christian life. In fact, a careful look at Scripture reveals that no one was mightily used by God until that person became deeply acquainted with the desert. In Hebrews 11 we encounter several men and women who faced incredibly difficult circumstances, yet they were not moved to despair by the things they faced in this world. These desert fathers and mothers re...

As long as we live in corruptible bodies, we’re going to face the desert of temptation. Sometimes we’re even going to stumble. The greatest saints have despaired over their propensity toward temptation even in their old days. Even so, we don’t have to throw in the towel and simply give in. Jesus modeled for us how to battle temptation and live victoriously, and we are called to follow His example....

One of the most common deserts we go through is the desert of God’s silence. What do we do when we get a sense that God has forgotten us, leaving us feeling isolated and confused? What do we do when we’ve felt stuck in a spiritual desert for such a long time, we have begun to doubt God exists at all? What do we do when God is silent? Today’s podcast will remind you that although God might be silen...

Community and connection are no longer a given. We’re living in an era where our work, “social life,” relationships, and even church is done on a device. We don’t reach out to, relate to, or do life together, in person, with others any longer. We can blame it on Instagram, TikTok, Covid, church leadership failure, or simply cultural influences, but there is no doubt that more and more people feel...

We’re in a podcast series focused on addressing various deserts we might be going through, aiming to understand why God allows them, how He uses them, and what He accomplishes through them. With Valentine’s Day just about the corner, I wanted this episode to address the desert of singleness and dating and encourage singles with some biblical and practical lessons I’ve learned from my own journey i...

In the next six weeks I invite you to a podcast series focused on various deserts we might be going through, aiming to understand why God allows them, how He uses them, and what He accomplishes through them. Today I’m kicking off the series by sharing three reasons why I wrote my new Bible study Through the Desert , and four reasons why God leads un into the desert. Take a listen!   P.S. If you’re...

We’ve all felt the difficult emotions of guilt and shame. The good news is that the Father’s love gives us the courage to let go of our guilt and shame for a new identity! Friend, if you wrestle with negative emotions and wonder how to respond to them in a healthy and biblical way, this podcast is for you! ABOUT: Lina AbuJamra founded Living with Power Ministries and is a popular Bible teacher, po...

We cannot live in a broken world and not feel grief. Grief is deep sorrow that is a response to loss and pain, and it’s an emotion we’d rather escape. But Jesus himself was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief, and we can learn from Him that we can grieve and still hold on to hope. If you’re facing painful circumstances in your life right now, if you struggle to express and deal with painful...

Fear is one of the most common negative emotions common to humans and it shows up in a lot of different flavors: we feel worried, anxious, tense, scared, afraid, terrified, panicked, nervous, uneasy, uptight. Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain or a threat. Don’t you wish you could shake it? While we can’t eradicate fear u...

Have you ever longed for freedom from negative emotions? Do you feel weighed down by unwanted emotions? We all feel them: fear, anger, grief, shame, loneliness, insecurity… and we long to be free of them. Our feelings are complicated and even when we don’t like them, we can’t escape them. But perhaps we’re not meant to. What if God gave us our emotions, even our negative emotions to deepen our rel...

Do you love or hate New Year resolutions?  No matter how you respond to this question, the beginning of a new year is a special opportunity to reevaluate, reflect, pray, plan, and consider where you might need to be intentional about making some changes.   In today’s podcast,  Diana  and I will share what we do to prepare for entering a new year and give you some practical suggestions of how to ma...