Hope

hope: /hoʊp/ [hohp] – noun: to believe, desire, or trust

Thursday, November 15, 2007

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The thing I love most about God is that he answers my prayers all the time. Especially now, now that we have a better connection and understanding and relationship. All I have to do is pour my heart out to Him and he provides me with what I need, exactly when I need it.
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The more I pray and the more I read my Bible and work towards being more like Jesus, the less static there is in our communication.
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I've been stressed out about a few things over these past 75 days, but by asking God to help me with them, I've overcome and learned from them. It's such a comfort to know that I don't really need to worry about anything, because time and control is in God's hands. He knows what's best even when I'm convinced I'm the one who's right. And in knowing that God loves me and is taking care of me gives me so much hope for the things I'm passionate about. The things that I really really want, God will either provide for me, or provide something even greater for me.
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I've been sick for a month now. On and off, but a constant feeling of less then 100 percent. I think part of it was stress over not knowing what was going on in my head, and that caused me to lose sleep. I have this weird habit (?) where I push stuff out of my mind that is bothering me because I rather not think about it, and then it all builds up and explodes when everything is quiet. And when one big thing is bothering me, it makes all the little things seems giant too.
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Thank goodness for tea.
(grande green tea latte with raspberry syrup and foam,
180 degrees and excellent company.... it's the cure for any heartache)
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Last night I slept so well, which was a relief after not sleeping that great on and off for a month. I believe that it was a mixture of waking up to yummy tea, receiving great advice, spending time with friends and having wonderful family time before calling it a night. And I called it a night at my second home. My second home that God generously gave me. He couldn't have given me a greater gift, in all honesty. I'm still in awe.
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My brother is coming home for Christmas. It will be so awesome to see him again! I've always said that if I believed in idols.... my brother would be mine. It's hard to explain really. He's the most incredible person.... such a beautiful Christian and an inspiring roll model. I give a lot of credit to him for how I became who I am today. My love for him is endless. I miss him so much. He's my honest hero. <3
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His Plan For Me

  • Get In To the Word and Deep In Prayer
  • Prayer Journal - To see God's amazing power through Prayer
  • Committment Journal - Record my struggles and successes to visually see progress over time
  • Personal Goals - Start doing more of the things that make me happy and save some "me" time (art, writing, reading, etc.)
  • Work - Pleasing to God, to be happy in what I do and offer my abilities whenever I can
  • Tithing and Saving - Respecting my money and using it appropriately
  • Education - Study God's word and begin thinking more about my future
  • Touch Cleansing - Relationships (family, friends, dating, God, etc.)
  • Taste Cleansing - What I eat and put into my body (food, drink, nutrition, health, etc.)
  • Smell Cleansing - Waking up and smelling the roses, appreciating small things
  • Sound Cleansing - What I listen to and hear (music, language, people, messages, truths, etc.)
  • Visual Cleansing - What I watch and see (movies, television, magazines and media, pictures, people, etc)

God's Amazing Power

In Christ Alone

In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My Comforter, my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand

In Christ alone, who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save
'Till on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live

There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory
Sin's curse has lost it's grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Brought with the precious blood of Christ

No guilt in life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life's first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
'Till He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand