Hope can change everything....
Today is Thursday, two days after surgery. I'm still very sore, but I'm able to get around fine. I went to work, but probably will leave earlier than normal. Tonight I get to take a normal bath and can't believe I'm looking forward to it so much! Those that know me well, know how important that long leisurely bath is to me!I received a message this morning from someone that I've not met, but asked me to pray for them as they are facing some serious surgery in the near future. They are scared of what the future will bring. Hope. Never ever lose hope.
A few weeks ago I was talking with an acquaintance who told me he was an atheist. So I asked him, "So, when you die, is that it?" He said "Yep." So I asked him, "If you were facing some serious or terminal illness, how would you be able to handle it without hope?" He said, "When you die, you die, that's it".
Hope. I can't imagine living my life without the hope and promise of Heaven. You see, God has a plan for each and every one of us. God will either heal my body of this cancer or I have the promise of spending eternity with Him in Heaven. I have hope that God can and does perform miracles every day. I have hope that God loves me more than I can ever imagine and wants the very best for me. Never ever lose hope.
It reaches in the heart of your darkest night
Lifts you off the ground when you've lost the fight
Keeps you hanging on through the disbelief
Every day, every step, every dream
Hope can change everything.
"For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11 (TLB)
You are such an inspiration. I look forward to continue to follow your journey and stand in faith with you! I have a hard time understanding how anyone could go through this life not believing in God and accepting Jesus as their Lord and Savior. I believe you're going to touch many lives in this journey you're on and possibly even lead some lost souls to Christ. God continue to bless you!
ReplyDeleteAli, I am a friend of Jim's and I have been following your journey too. Just minutes after my Richard passed away, my father arrived at my house and I immediately thanked him for raising me up in the Church and passing his Faith onto me and my brother. Hope and my Faith is what got me through those darkest days. I can not comprehend how someone makes it through life's trials without God. I have Jeremiah 29:11 on the vanity in my bathroom. It is my favorite Bible verse and it has brought me such peace. Just wanted you to know that you are heavy on my heart and are in my daily prayers. You will make it through this and I will be cheering you on all along the way.
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