hope...

Tonight, I was cruising down 485 thinking about the path that God has taken us down to get us here. As I thought about the past few months, and the week ahead of us, I felt so blessed and privileged to be a child of God. The tears in the bad times, the laughter in the good times, He's been there with us through them all. Who am I do doubt His ways, or to try to question His will? All I can do is honor Him with what He has blessed me and my family with. I was also thankful for such an amazing church. This morning, everything that has been inside of my head all week was put to rest, taken care of by the peace that Christ, and the worship of Him, can bring. Pastor Clint ended his "Hope" series today with an unbelievable sermon on putting your life in focus, and how we need to center our hope, direction, and goals on Christ, not our fleshly desires. In Sunday school, David Wade talked on getting our life, our house, our prayer life, and our career in order. It could not have been a more perfectly timed lesson for me, as I have been struggling with some real life issues in a few of these areas. It was like I had been praying all week for God's help in some key areas in my life, and after worship, He providentially spoke to me through these great men of God. Now I dont have it all together. As I prayed going down the road, Christ revealed, through the lens of His holiness and redemption, how much of a train-wreck I can still be. But I have hope finally. And that hope is not found in my strength, abilities, action, or leadership. My hope, my future, my sanctification, my all...is found in Christ alone.