Sunday, September 25, 2011

Hope Wins

It's been too long! Here's an update:
The pictures give the update on my world, the Scripture gives the conditions of my heart.
 
"When you see a person/situation as hopeless, you've slammed the door in the face of God."
 -Charles Allen.
 
Cleveland, OK has a chunk of my heart.
Crazy Love 

College is fun.
And I have a new internship!

Lamentations 3:

 19-21I'll never forget the trouble, the utter lostness,
   the taste of ashes, the poison I've swallowed.
I remember it all—oh, how well I remember—
   the feeling of hitting the bottom.But there's one other thing I remember,

   and remembering, I keep a grip on hope:

 22-24God's loyal love couldn't have run out,
   his merciful love couldn't have dried up.
They're created new every morning.
   How great your faithfulness!
I'm sticking with God (I say it over and over).

   He's all I've got left.
 
 25-27God proves to be good to the man who passionately waits,
   to the woman who diligently seeks.
It's a good thing to quietly hope,
   quietly hope for help from God.
It's a good thing when you're young

   to stick it out through the hard times.
 

 28-30When life is heavy and hard to take,
   go off by yourself. Enter the silence.
Bow in prayer. Don't ask questions:
   Wait for hope to appear.
Don't run from trouble. Take it full-face.

   The "worst" is never the worst.  

 31-33Why? Because the Master won't ever
   walk out and fail to return.
If he works severely, he also works tenderly.
   His stockpiles of loyal love are immense.
He takes no pleasure in making life hard,

   in throwing roadblocks in the way.


 49-51"The tears stream from my eyes,
   an artesian well of tears,

Until you, God, look down from on high, 

   look and see my tears.
When I see what's happened to the young women in the city,

   the pain breaks my heart.


55-57"I called out your name, O God,
   called from the bottom of the pit.
You listened when I called out, 'Don't shut your ears!
   Get me out of here! Save me!'
You came close when I called out.

   You said, 'It's going to be all right.'
 58-60"You took my side, Master; 
   you brought me back alive!"
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 Proud to be on the
sidelines of all they're boldly doing.
 
Friendships are priceless.

-Redeemed, JAS.
P.S. 93 days and counting. Literally. :)
Hammer in one hand, a weapon in the other.
Remember the Lord, and get back to work.

Hope wins.