Living Hope

Sometimes I feel like I get lost in the moment, especially listening to a really good song. The song that seems to do this every single time is called “Living Hope” by Phil Wickham.

“Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free

Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me

You have broken every chain

There’s salvation in Your name

Jesus Christ, my living hope”

Phil Wickham

This is my favorite verse right now, “Jesus Christ my living hope”. Through Him we can accomplish anything he places in front of us, including discipling. Discipling can seem very scary and uncomfortable, but as I mentioned in my previous blog, the Lord asked Peter “Peter do you love me?” three times which shows how much God wanted Peter to go out and share the word with everybody, and not withhold it from anyone, and also care for those who need it most by giving and sacrificing, and lastly by making sure Peter created a community that includes everyone.

Today I feel like we get stuck in a routine and we forget the little things and we need to just take a deep breath and spend time in Gods presence, wether its at church on Sundays eliminating all distractions or in your bedroom or my personal favorite, the shower. Use this designated time and talk to him and “catch up” with Him, Pray and worship until you feel tears rolling down your face, Pray until you feel at peace. Gods Heart is sooooooooo big that our problems, challenges and or emotions are like a little raindrop to Him.

If you want an idea on how small I am talking about, lay down outside wether surrounded by trees or on the beach or even in a hammock, and just look up. Look at the big open sky and take a deep breathe and let it out!!!

² The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel. ³  He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.⁴ He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.  ⁵ Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.

Psalm 147:2-5

My hope is that you will find peace and serenity today and that whenever you feel troubled, or stressed/overwhelmed by life that you will turn to the Lord and he will lift up your burdens once again as he has done before. I hope those of you who have been reading every one of my blogs have enjoyed it thoroughly and will continue to read my future blogs.