Hope in Hurt: Where Is God When Life Breaks?

March 18, 2026

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Hope often feels hardest to hold onto when life hurts the most. In Part 1 of this special four-part series H.O.P.E. — Hurt, Outlook, Purpose, Eternity, I begin with the most honest starting point: hurt. When prayers go unanswered, grief enters the story, and life doesn’t unfold the way we planned, we may be left asking, "Where is God in the middle of the pain?" Let's explore how God meets us in our suffering and why biblical hope is not the absence of hurt, but the presence of God within it! And remember, my new book, The Fabric of Hope, comes out April 7th; pre-order your copy today!

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Kirby Kelly is an international speaker, author, Christian influencer, and host of the Bought + Beloved podcast. She has been creating faith-based content for over a decade on various platforms and holds a Master of Theology degree from Dallas Baptist University. Kirby is passionate about seeing Christians walk in freedom and fullness of life, understanding the deep truths about God and Scripture and how that equips us to run unashamedly and confidently in our unique callings and contexts.

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