When What Used To Work Stops Working

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon · May 20, 2026 · 1m

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When What Used to Work Stops Working

Sometimes we face problems

we cannot solve.

And what has always worked before

stops working.

“The bows of the mighty are broken…”

— from 1 Samuel 2:4

When our bows are broken,

our confidence is shaken.

And we are no longer sure

what to do next.

1 Samuel suggests

that new strength

often begins in humility:

“the feeble gird on strength.”

We do not have to pretend

to be strong.

We do not have to pretend

we are unafraid.

We do not have to pretend

we have it all figured out.

Just the opposite.

When we acknowledge our limits,

and our need for…