hope

It’s really been a while since  I’ve written anything here. I’m almost at the end of my winter semester and praise God he has got me through it.  It’s weird because the months go by ridiculously fast and feel so long from each other; January feels like a year ago to me. I guess it might be change. Every month something happens that destroys the world I live in. God rebuilds it better though. I’m realizing through many of these mini trials that it is Gods way of answering prayer. I pray for patience and he makes me wait. I pray for endurance and he puts me through the fire.  I pray for faith and everything becomes hopeless. It’s hard to see in the midst of a trial but God is working to develop character. Character that reflects himself. Romans says that with character comes hope. Hope never disappoints.  I’m hopeful for my Saviors return. I’m hopeful for a glorified body, a body without aches and pains, a body that functions how it was created to.  I’m hopeful for peace on earth. No reports of wars and crime. I am hopeful for an abundance on earth, clean water and food to fill bellies. I’m hopeful for God’s heavenly kingdom to be established here on earth. I’m hopeful to see the face of love and the hands of sacrifice.  This is why I am alive, the reason for the breath in my lungs. Hope.