Welcome to my new blog! I have a little anxiety about starting a blog in fear of having nothing to say. But, I've always been a "share from your heart" sort of gal, so here goes.
My heart has been focused on hope recently and not letting it go. So many things can transpire in our lives that we just didn't see coming and we wonder if hope will ever be alive in us again. I believe that it can. I'm nearing the big 50 in age and have to admit that I just haven't lived the life that I thought would be my destiny. My husband and I both know that I am a romanticizer and can get a clear picture in my head how something should go for us but more than likely it just doesn't work out. Does that stop me from romanticizing the next thing? Of course not. I have come to believe that hope is something incredibly powerful and I have it abiding deep inside of me. So, I try to switch my focus on to all of the incredible things and people that I have in my life and just be grateful for where I am. My Heavenly Father has me right where he wants me so I need not be frustrated. Doug and I have committed our lives to ministry and what God thinks I need is what will be. But while I am waiting on the next step of my journey, I also try and think on the promises given to me in His Word like: " Yet I am confident that I will see the LORD'S goodness while I am here in the land of the living." Psalm 27:13 (NLT)
This puts my heart as ease because I know that God doesn't waste promises. He is full of goodness and wants the best in our lives to be fulfilled. If you are in despair today, don't give up on hope. Keep trusting and keep believing that there is a bigger plan out there for you than you can even begin to imagine. When you are having a blue day, let your thoughts be given over to sweet verses like this: "So I pray that God, who gives you hope, will keep you happy and full of peace as you believe in Him. May you overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13 (NLT)
My heart has been focused on hope recently and not letting it go. So many things can transpire in our lives that we just didn't see coming and we wonder if hope will ever be alive in us again. I believe that it can. I'm nearing the big 50 in age and have to admit that I just haven't lived the life that I thought would be my destiny. My husband and I both know that I am a romanticizer and can get a clear picture in my head how something should go for us but more than likely it just doesn't work out. Does that stop me from romanticizing the next thing? Of course not. I have come to believe that hope is something incredibly powerful and I have it abiding deep inside of me. So, I try to switch my focus on to all of the incredible things and people that I have in my life and just be grateful for where I am. My Heavenly Father has me right where he wants me so I need not be frustrated. Doug and I have committed our lives to ministry and what God thinks I need is what will be. But while I am waiting on the next step of my journey, I also try and think on the promises given to me in His Word like: " Yet I am confident that I will see the LORD'S goodness while I am here in the land of the living." Psalm 27:13 (NLT)
This puts my heart as ease because I know that God doesn't waste promises. He is full of goodness and wants the best in our lives to be fulfilled. If you are in despair today, don't give up on hope. Keep trusting and keep believing that there is a bigger plan out there for you than you can even begin to imagine. When you are having a blue day, let your thoughts be given over to sweet verses like this: "So I pray that God, who gives you hope, will keep you happy and full of peace as you believe in Him. May you overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13 (NLT)