Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. ~ Hebrews 11:1
That is my all time favorite scripture. My Faith is my everything! Without Faith, I have nothing! Faith is what gets me through.... through the day, through the hardships, through the pain.... through whatever I am facing at the time!!!! I know, no matter what happens, God is gonna take care of me. "If God brings you to it, He can bring you through it." That is so very true! I can ALWAYS depend on Him to make it OK. But remember, He never said it would be easy.... He actually tells us that there will be problems, but we are to "count it ALL joy when ye fall into divers temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience". ~ James 1:2-3
Hope is a belief in a positive outcome. "Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God." ~Psalm 146:5 I not only rely upon my faith to get me through, but I rely upon my hope too. God said He will never leave me nor forsake me. I know He will always be there.... but I HOPE that I never leave Him. What do you have if you don't have hope in anything? We hope everyday.... I hope we have a baby, I hope we have a good Thanksgiving, heck, I even hope that I get done with this blog soon, so I can go to bed. We hope for EVERYTHING!!!! NEVER loose sight of hope....
"And now abideth faith, hope, charity (love), these three; but the greatest of these is charity (love)." ~ 1 Corinthians 13:13 Love is not just an emotion, it's an action. You have to "put on" love. How do you put on love? You turn the other cheek, you bite your tongue, you humble yourself enough to make yourself last! In the end, does it really matter who has the last word, or who is better than you at something, or who does what, when, how, or why? No, it don't. "So, the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen." ~ Matthew 20:16 If I put others before me, I am pleasing Jesus. That is what I long for in life! To please my Savior. That is all that matters..... "For God so LOVED the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." ~ John 3:16 God loves us so much that He gave up is ONLY BEGOTTEN SON so that EVERYONE may have the opportunity to live with Him in heaven. (That doesn't mean everyone will, but everyone will have the chance.) "Love suffereth long, and is KIND, love envieth not, love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things." ~ 1 Cortinthians 13:4-7 Now, go back and read that again but replace the word love with your name. Are you all of that? Am I all of that? Are you Love? Am I Love?
Without Him, I can do nothing
Without Him, I'd surely fail
Without Him, I would be drifting,
Like a ship without a sail....
Jesus, O Jesus
Do you know Him today?
Please don't turn Him away
Oh, Jesus, My Jesus
Without Him, how lost I would be.
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As for tonight's boot camp.... I was unable to participate. :-( However, I did still work out. I hurt my back somehow (probably all the working out & walking I have done in the last week). So, tonight they put me on the bicycle & in the sauna. I did 10 miles on the bike in 47 mins & relaxed in the sauna for 15. It was nice..... I am disappointed that I was unable to attend the class, but I am so proud of myself for going anyway! It would have been so easy for me to just stay home.... but I knew if I did that, then I wouldn't wanna go back. I will miss Thursday's weigh-in at Weight Watchers & Thursday's boot camp class, as I will be on my way back from Ohio, picking up our van. I will miss weigh-in & class, but I promise to get right back on schedule next week.... stay tuned for future updates :-)
I'm Out!
