<![CDATA[GALLERY OF HOPE - GOD\'S HOPE BLOG]]>

FOR ME IT SOUNDS SO MUCH MORE PERSONAL TO BELIEVE THAT I WAS PURPOSELY CREATED BY A LOVING GOD, THAN TO THINK I WAS FORMED BY ACCIDENT - THERE'S NO LOVE IN THAT THEORY. THE STORY OF CREATION WITH GOD CREATING US, OUR WORLD, AND THE ANIMALS IS SO MUCH BETTER TO BELIEVE IN. PLUS I ENJOY BELIEVING WE ARE ALL CONNECTED AS ONE HUGE FAMILY, BROTHERS AND SISTERS TO EACH OTHER, WITH A FATHER IN HEAVEN WHO LOVES US ALL. A PARENT WHO LOVES US NO MATTER WHAT WE DO, WHAT MISTAKES WE HAVE MADE IN THE PAST OR WILL MAKE IN THE FUTURE. HIS UNFAILING LOVE IS GUARANTEED.

ISAIAH 64:8 SAYS
"BUT NOW, O LORD,
YOU ARE OUR FATHER,
WE ARE THE CLAY.
YOU ARE OUR POTTER,
AND WE ARE ALL
THE WORK OF YOUR HAND."

WHEN TIMES ARE HARD AND CHALLENGING, IT'S NICE TO KNOW I'M NOT ALONE BUT THAT THERE IS A CARING GOD I CAN TURN TO FOR SUPPORT AND COMFORT. DEALING WITH CHALLENGING ISSUES IS HARD, BUT I GIVE GOD ALL THE HEARTACHE AND STRESS FROM THEM, AND HE HELPS ME FEEL AT PEACE. IT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN THIS WAY, LIKE MOST PEOPLE I'VE HAD DIFFICULT TIMES, HURTS, TRIALS, AND STRUGGLES THAT CAUSED DOUBT, BUT GOD NEVER LEFT ME EVEN THOUGH IT FELT LIKE HE HAD. THIS IS WHY FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND IS MY FAVORITE POEM, BECAUSE WHEN GOD FEELS SO FAR AWAY, HE'S REALLY JUST A HUG OR PRAYER AWAY.

THIS IMAGE LINKS TO POEM4TODAY.COM IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ THE WHOLE POEM OR LEARN ABOUT THE ORIGINAL FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND POEM

GOD HAS THE POWER TO CHANGE A PERSON'S LIFE, OUTLOOK, BEHAVIOR, THOUGHTS, ETC. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE FOR THE BETTER, WANT TO SEE WHAT THE BIBLE HAS TO SAY, WANT TO LEARN WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A CHRISTIAN, OR ANY OTHER REASON, THEN THIS BLOG MAY BE FOR YOU. I'M NOT A PASTOR, JUST SOMEONE INTERESTED IN THE BIBLE WHO WANTS TO SHOW OTHERS THERE IS HOPE IN GOD. I'VE NEVER TAUGHT ANYONE BEFORE EXCEPT FOR MY KIDS, BUT WILL DO THE BEST I CAN.

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