This crazy life can sometimes seem hopeless if we allow it to! We watch the news and we see negative stories, about war, death, crime,etc... and we think to ourselves, what has this world become? You hear about the young mother with cancer, the children at St. Jude's, you attend the funeral of a loved one, and again you might find yourself feeling somewhat hopeless. Here's the good news~ we serve a God that not only provides hope, but HE IS HOPE!! Webster's defines hope as desiring with anticipation, to trust. What are you hoping for today? Who are you placing your hope in today? Job 8:13 tells us that we become hopless only when we forget God.Hopelessness equals Godlessness. In Jeremiah 31:17 the Lord makes a promise to us, as Christians, there is hope in our future. I encourage you today to cling to this. Jesus has His children in His protection, and if today, you find yourself feeling a bit hopeless in looking at the world around you, Cling to God's promise, that He does have hope in your future, He is the holder of the future, and He has your every need met today and for eternal tomorrows!! God is hope, not just the provider of hope, but He is HOPE!!
Moment by moment~
Kimberly
Isaiah 40:31
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Friday, April 4, 2008
Why, God, Why?
I think that I have spent far too much of my Christian life asking myself and God why. Why God are those babies at St. Jude's~ Why God does that young mother have cancer, why God do women lose precious babies? Why does my heart have to feel broken?
Last week in my prayer time~ God spoke~ although this might seem simple to some of you, for me I guess I had never really thought about my "whys" quite like this. I know God as my savior,my Father, my friend, my provider, my protector, the God who loves my very soul right where I am, my creator, my peace, my shelter, my refuge, and so much more. However, if our lives were never without bumps or hiccups along the way,we would miss a hugely important part of who God is~ God, our comforter. When we ask why, and we struggle with life's heartaches, we should really feel blessed that God has chosen to reveal yet another realm of who He is~ when He reveals Himself as our comforter, we can then learn another aspect of our amazing God, and we can strive to be like Him in yet another way. He comforts us,so that as we are comforted by Him, we learn then how to comfort others. So, the next time you want to ask why, stop for a moment and try to catch a glimpse of God revealing Himself in all of His magnificent ways, but also as your comforter who knows what soothes your soul, that is the really neat thing, He can be our perfect comforter, because He is our perfect creator!! I hope that you have a great weekend!! Anyone reading this that would like to post about how God reveals Himself to you is more than welcome ~ if you are reading this and you feel that you are missing God revealing Himself to you~ STOP where you are~ Be still~ cry out and then simply listen~ allow Him to work~ Ask Him to use you~ tell Him you are open and want to be used~ HE WILL SPEAK BACK!!
Moment by Moment~
Kimberly
2Corinthians 1:3-4
John 14:16
Last week in my prayer time~ God spoke~ although this might seem simple to some of you, for me I guess I had never really thought about my "whys" quite like this. I know God as my savior,my Father, my friend, my provider, my protector, the God who loves my very soul right where I am, my creator, my peace, my shelter, my refuge, and so much more. However, if our lives were never without bumps or hiccups along the way,we would miss a hugely important part of who God is~ God, our comforter. When we ask why, and we struggle with life's heartaches, we should really feel blessed that God has chosen to reveal yet another realm of who He is~ when He reveals Himself as our comforter, we can then learn another aspect of our amazing God, and we can strive to be like Him in yet another way. He comforts us,so that as we are comforted by Him, we learn then how to comfort others. So, the next time you want to ask why, stop for a moment and try to catch a glimpse of God revealing Himself in all of His magnificent ways, but also as your comforter who knows what soothes your soul, that is the really neat thing, He can be our perfect comforter, because He is our perfect creator!! I hope that you have a great weekend!! Anyone reading this that would like to post about how God reveals Himself to you is more than welcome ~ if you are reading this and you feel that you are missing God revealing Himself to you~ STOP where you are~ Be still~ cry out and then simply listen~ allow Him to work~ Ask Him to use you~ tell Him you are open and want to be used~ HE WILL SPEAK BACK!!
Moment by Moment~
Kimberly
2Corinthians 1:3-4
John 14:16
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