Hope?

There's a poster around town these days, "All bad things must come to an end." If you ever saw the show Breaking Bad, then you know about it.

Its an eye catching poster but what brought me to notice it was an eight yr old.

He was walking with his dad and he was reading posters out loud. As soon as he completed the sentence,  he said " well, that's not true! "  his dad came back with "you don't think so?" And this youngen just shook his head.

They walked away from me but their interaction stayed with me.

Since then I have shared this story with quite a few people and some are surprised by the child's reaction, others just shake their head in agreement.

What has happened to HOPE?

I know that for a Christian,  our Hope is in Jesus Christ and in the last week or so I see how the world around me is so far away from that.  By pushing God out of our everyday lives, we have given up Hope and Joy.

I get riled up when I think of how folks talk about taking out "under God" in the pledge. What other authority would you want to be under? Your own?  How do you then find Hope?

Do you hope in yourself?  In a body that breaks down when you push it too hard?  In a mind that can't wrap itself around the universe and its existence?

Why do you believe in Jesus? That's a question that I get often. My answer? He is my Hope when nothing in my life makes sense.  This world, the people in it, my body, and mind will let me down but Jesus never has and so I know He never will let me down.

Love God and the rest will follow.

(That is the HOPE)

Thin and ugly...

The title seems like an oxymoron in our world, doesn't it?

I don't mean ugly in the matters of looks,  I am referring to their personalities.

I sat next to 2 models the other day.  By the world's standards,  they were good looking and thin. The issue was the things that they spoke about and how they said it.

It was just past 8am and the amount of swear words was unbearable.  To top it off they spoke of fellow models and their cocaine addictions.  They spoke of one the girls telling them that they couldn't attend an event because they weren't skinny enough.

It went on for about 30mins.

I just sat there thinking,  if this is the ugliness that is showing on the outside, what's it look like on the inside? Jesus, please help them!!

Love God and the rest will follow.

The word "Complicated"

Every single time I hear someone say, "it's complicated" I think to myself, is it really? Or is it something you don't want to deal with?

Sometimes it is truly complicated,  your heart is tugging at you from all sides... none of it makes you sad but picking just one option doesn't make you jump for joy. You want it all.

I want it all! I want a satisfying means to an end. I want a content lifestyle where I don't have to worry how bills will get paid. I want to smile and not have to hide hurt. I want to serve the children who don't know love.

Then there's the whole I want to travel the world. (But we all know the likelyhood of that panning out is slim to none)

I want a lot of things but I am reminded that I have the one thing that really matters and that would the promise of eternal life in Jesus Christ.

With that comes a sense of relief. I know as long as I live a life honoring my Jesus, the rest is taken care of by the fact that God loves his children.

I might not travel the world but I will have breath in my lungs to proclaim His majesty :)

Maybe its not all that complicated,  not for me at least.

Love God and the rest will follow!