In December of 1776, the Continental Army was beaten, bruised, and poorly supplied. General Washington and his army were in Pennsylvania and pinned up against the Delaware River. Washington knew that they would be crushed if he stayed put, so he came up with a crazy idea. He decided to move his army across the river at night and to attack the Hessians across the river in the town of Trenton. It was insane. Hessians are well-trained German soldiers and George was going to cross the river at night... Christmas night and then attack one of the best groups of soldiers in the world. Guess what. It worked. Our boys kicked the ol' Hessians in the butt, took in tons of supplies and didn't loose one man in the battle. It was a crazy idea, but it worked out brilliantly!
Now, the reason I'm telling you this story is to offer some help to you when you have tough times. When things seem dark and hopeless... somehow... a moment will present itself to you and that moment could very well be your time to "Cross the Delaware" into "greatness".
I recently encountered a disappointment. It wasn't the end of the world, but it was definitely not what I was hoping for. I was trying to find an event in history that could serve as my rallying point and I settled on George Washington's Crossing of the Delaware. Of course, the best source of hope to focus on during times of difficulty is Jesus Christ, but heck... he's always the right answer to our troubles. Amen? AMEN! :)
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