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Sheila Schuller Coleman is the firstborn child of Robert H. Schuller, the Founding Pastor of the Crystal Cathedral. Sheila has had a diverse career as a published author (curricula, children’s books, devotionals, and books on family), a public school teacher, and most recently as a private Christian school administrator for over 13 years. She is currently serving as the Director of Family Ministries at the Crystal Cathedral overseeing the Crystal Cathedral Pre-school, Academy, Middle School and High School, as well as the Children’s Ministries and Student Ministries of the Crystal Cathedral. As such, her life has been intertwined with families of all ages in multiple capacities. As a Christian leader she has mentored teachers, principals, preschool directors, youth pastors, and children’s pastors.

Sheila has an Ed. D. in Educational Leadership and Administration from the University of California, Irvine. Sheila and her husband, Jim, have been happily married for almost 30 years. They have four grown sons who are involved in their own careers and academic pursuits.

March 11, 2008

Hopeless

Dear Sheila, Finances for our family have been really tight. My husband lost his job. We have been barely able to make our mortgage payment. It seems like everything is so hard and that no matter what I try, I don’t see the success that I had always hoped and prayed for. I am beginning to wonder if God loves others more than me, or that he has a better plan for them than he does for me. I’m beginning to lose hope. Any suggestions? Hopeless Dear Hopeless,

We receive thousands of prayer requests here at the Crystal Cathedral Ministries and 50% of the prayer requests are for finances (the other 50% are for health concerns). I am not a financial wizard, but I can reassure you that God’s word promises that he will provide for all our needs. God only wants the best for all his children. Today may be difficult, but if you can hang in there, God promises that tomorrow will get better. My father taught us, “God will have the last word and it will be good.”
In the meantime, thank God for the blessings you have. It is impossible to stay down when you count your blessings. Thank God for the wonderful lessons you will learn through these difficult times. Thank God for the doors he is closing and will open to guide you to the best plan possible for your life. Hope is always reborn when we take time to count our blessings and praise our Heavenly Father for his perfect plan for our lives.

Sheila

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