Despair. [dih-spair] –noun 1. loss of hope; hopelessness. 2. someone or something that causes hopelessness –verb 3. to lose, give up, or be without hope 4. to give up hope of. —Antonyms 1. hope. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When I looked up the definition of despair, I expected to see “hope” listed as an antonym, but… Continue reading HOPE {Day 5} Draw Hope Anew
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HOPE {Day 4} A Reason for Hope
There it was. So subtle I almost missed it as we read this passage this morning in Crossroads Bible Class. . But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the HOPE that you have, but do… Continue reading HOPE {Day 4} A Reason for Hope
HOPE {Day 3} A Light is Coming
As I played this song (You Never Let Go by Matt Redman) on the piano for fun after youth band practice, these lyrics seemed to be saying… HOPE: I can see a light that is coming for the heart that holds on And there will be an end to these troubles But until… Continue reading HOPE {Day 3} A Light is Coming
HOPE {Day 2} An Ever-present, Loving God
My thoughts for today are simple. They are not even really my thoughts… not MY words, but the words of our great God, the provider of great hope. While these passages may not specifically say “hope” in them, as I heard them read at a funeral today, hope was definitely proclaimed. “God is… Continue reading HOPE {Day 2} An Ever-present, Loving God
HOPE {Day 1} We NEED Hope
Where to begin? This is day 1 of a month long journey of intentionally looking at hope and I discovered something today. When you set out to focus intentionally on one thing, suddenly your eyes are opened to it everywhere. I feel like I could fill 31 days of blogging about hope just from the… Continue reading HOPE {Day 1} We NEED Hope
31 Days of Hope.
Recently I began following the blog of a woman who is writing for 31 days straight about GRACE. It has been wonderful to focus on the idea of grace so much as I read her blog each day. One of my favorite passages recently is from James 4:6 which says, “… but he gives us… Continue reading 31 Days of Hope.
Joyfullyblessed… to dig into God’s Word
In the process of handing out nametags and talking to people tonight at short course, I realized that I’ve officially been at First Trinity for three months. I don’t think there’s a better way to celebrate than an awesome opportunity to dig into God’s Word together. :) What a fun night in Philippians 2!… Continue reading Joyfullyblessed… to dig into God’s Word
Joyfullyblessed… with HOPE!
Hope. We use this word so often that I think it has lost some of it’s meaning. “I hope it doesn’t rain today.” “I hope ‘such-n-such’ sports team wins their game.” ”I hope I did okay on my test/work project/etc.” But truly, hope is a much greater concept. When we really look at hope,… Continue reading Joyfullyblessed… with HOPE!
Joyfullyblessed… by Crossroads CONNECT
Have I mentioned lately how much I love my job? If I haven't, well it's A LOT! Sometimes I even hate using the words "job" or "work" to describe my internship here at First Trinity because I just simply love what I get to do each day. Anyway, I've decided that a lot of my friends/family back… Continue reading Joyfullyblessed… by Crossroads CONNECT
Joyfullyblessed…It’s kinda weird…
It’s kind of a weird thing to attend a funeral for someone you’ve never met, but definitely a unique opportunity that I’ve had a few times since being on internship, including once this week. Normally, funeral are associated emotions of grief and pain and confusion. Of course there is hope and glimmers of joy in… Continue reading Joyfullyblessed…It’s kinda weird…
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