Day 50: Hope

Happy 50th Post Day! Haha, okay, so I just made that up... but I'm still happy to hit the halfway-to-one-hundred mark even if I did miss a few days here and there. I hope that I am able to write many, many, many more daily posts praising God and spreading His Message. I also hope that God continues to guide me in all that I do, including my writings which I post here. But with hope in God, I know I won't have a problem doing His will.

For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
~Romans 8:24-25

I seriously love these verses. In all honesty, I just read them the other day for the first time, and they really hit home in a good way. They are a terrific response for non-believers who demand physical proof that God exists. In my opinion, the whole universe--people, animals, trees, plants, water, rocks, planets, the sun--is evidence that God exists. How else could everything work together so perfectly? That takes some extensive divine planning! But I digress.

Hope and faith in God and Jesus Christ are what saves us. If there was clear(er) evidence of God's existence, more people would believe in Him, but one wouldn't know if it was because they truly loved and trusted Him or if it was just because they had proof of His existence. That's why the evidence that is out there isn't clear to most people. Why hope for something you can see? It's right there, so there isn't any real reason why one would need to "believe" in it. However, when we can't see something (clearly), it teaches us to be patient and wait until we can "see" it, particularly within our hearts. That's a pretty neat design when you think about it.

Lord, thank You for this day, for it was indeed a good one. Thank You for my family, friends, and pets--I ask that You please watch over them and keep them safe, strong, happy, and healthy. May they all sleep well and wake rested and refreshed. Please watch over those who defend Your name and this country and all that is good in the world; please bless them with courage and bring them home safely. Please also watch over those who are unable to defend themselves; I ask that You please bless them with good Christian family and/or friends who will encourage and stand up for them. Please forgive me of my sins, and please continue to guide me down Your path, Lord. I trust that whatever You have planned for me is the best plan that could be devised, and I will follow Your plan no matter what--I will follow YOU, Lord, with all of my heart and soul no matter what! I will always have hope in You and only You. I love You, Lord, and I would never trade that love for ANYTHING in the universe, EVER! I am Yours, Lord, forever and ever. In Jesus' name, Amen.


Love and God Bless,
M.C.