My Faith

I am a believer in Jesus Christ, what most people would call a “Christian”. I don’t like that particular term though, because I think that the general connotation is “this person must be perfect”. Let me be the one to tell you that I am far from perfect. Sometimes when people hear of your faith, they automatically seem to think that you live in this rosy-colored world where everything is grand; at least this is how my experiences have been.

Being a believer in Christ does not make life any easier; it makes it bearable. It makes it hopeful, and without hope; what do we have? Being a believer in Christ doesn’t take this illness away, it doesn’t mean I won’t have valleys, it doesn’t mean that I will never feel down, or depressed, it doesn’t even mean that if I ask Him to take this all away that He will. Christ is not a magician. I believe that He is Truth and that He loves me more than I will ever know. I also believe that His will is perfect; He knows what He is doing and has my best interests at heart, always.
 

I am only letting you in on this particular part of my life because it most certainly plays a significant role. If I didn’t have my faith I don’t know where I’d be. Again, though, I’m not perfect. I have good days and bad. I sin on a daily basis; don’t get me wrong, I’m not proud of this or boasting of my sinful nature, just letting the world know that I’m not perfect by any stretch of the imagination.
 

One of my favorite mantras is, “At times I may feel helpless, but I am never hopeless.”(This is where the title of this blog came from) No one should ever have to feel hopeless, there is always hope. I find my hope in Christ. I know that I am called to spread “The Good News” and I try. I try daily to lean on Him and His promises. I try to share my hope. I know that I don’t always succeed, but that I am human; I make mistakes, and bad choices. I also believe:

 

 

 

So please, as you read this blog, know that I have bad habits, I make mistakes, I will even swear at times, but know that I trust in the Lord.

In short, I will always praise God, always have hope in Him and pray that others will open the door of their hearts when He knocks. As I have peaks, I will also have valleys, good days and bad; I might delight in Him one day and be angry with Him another. After all, I am only human. Two things I know for sure are that I love Jesus and He loves me with an unconditional love.

 

This clipping pretty much sums up my above statements. The only difference is that I know how I received his grace, by asking Him into my heart.

                             

May you all be richly blessed.