1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her sins. Continue reading Isaiah 40
Tag: hope
2 Cor 1:8-9
8 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
9 Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. (2Co 1:8-9 NIV)
2 Cor 1:10
10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, (2Co 1:10 NIV)
2 Cor :11
11 as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many. (2Co 1:11 NIV)
Rom 5:1-5
1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Continue reading Rom 5:1-5
Rom 4: 13
13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Rom 15:13 NIV)
Rom 15:4
4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. (Rom 15:4 NIV)
Titus 2:11-13
11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.
12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,
13 while we wait for the blessed hope–the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, (Tit 2:11-13 NIV)
Heb 6:19
19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, (Heb 6:19 NIV)
Lam 3:19
19 I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. (Lam 3:19 NIV)
2 Cor 1:10
10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, (2Co 1:10 NIV)
Post 26: Faith and Trust
Post 26 Faith and Trust
I have faith in God. I know that He not only exists, but He lives within me, giving me life and peace. He talks with me and I talk with Him.
I have faith in God but from my perspective, He let me down. I am having trouble Continue reading Post 26: Faith and Trust
Post 3: God is in Control
God is in control. It is hard to see this sometimes. We ask ourselves “Why didn’t He protect us?” We wonder how people can be so cruel. We wonder why things are not the way they are supposed to be. How can He stand by when people are so disobedient to His ways?
Where was He when these things happened? Continue reading Post 3: God is in Control
Post 5: Suicide
I have never admitted this to anyone but yes, thoughts of suicide were frequent in those days. Truth is, they have been quite recent also. The only thing preventing me from suicide is the thought that I would fail. In my mind, there is nothing worse than suicide except failing at suicide. I knew God had something Continue reading Post 5: Suicide
Post 11: Forgiveness
Does forgiveness first require repentance? When I came home, the one thing that I needed most was comfort from the one I loved. Without that I crumbled. I had no one else to turn. Nowhere to go.
But she refused to talk to me. Continue reading Post 11: Forgiveness