HOPE

The following words are not my own, but were written recently by a friend of mine. I wanted to pass it on. Enjoy.

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Word of the day: HOPE

Romans 4:18 - "Even when there was no reason to hope, Abraham kept hoping."

Woah!!!!!!!!!! No reason to hope... but he kept hoping anyway... Hope is the feeling that what is wanted can be had. We are people that hope. We hope the economy will improve, that our relationship can be salvaged, that our addiction can be overcome, that healing will take place in any area of our lives. Hope means something is possible.

But how destructive can NO HOPE be? I mean, if you get there, what's the point? Why keep going? Why try, expect, or struggle? The thing that kept Abraham hoping even though there was no reason was Faith.

Not just in anyone, but faith in God, His power, His ability.

"Yet Jesus did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what He had promised" - Romans 4:20-21

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Me again.

Just wondering. Is it easy for God to keep His promises? Is it easy being God? He's capable of doing things on a scale beyond my wildest dreams...Are big things harder for him than small things? Then again, there's the idea that "There's no such thing as 'hard'...You either can do it, or you can't." It's hard for me to keep up with 20 people in one lifetime, and God keeps up, omnisciently with every human being alive and then some. I guess I'm not God, am I...Nope. Not in a million years. (Is that funny to Him?)



"When I am afraid
I put my trust in you
In God whose word I praise;
In God I trust.

I shall not be afraid...
What can flesh do to me...?"
-Ps. 56




Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. -Romans 12:2