I'm here!

For some time I have thought that the Lord wanted me to write a blog, but I didn't know what my purpose was, exactly. Today, I believe He gave me the reason...HOPE.

Hope in a time where so many things look so hopeless. I will begin to elaborate.

At the very beginning of the BP oil gusher (let's not call it a "spill"), I have had many sleepless nights worrying and praying. I have had horrible thoughts of what this could mean for our oceans, if it isn't stopped. I have had a horrible feeling of doom. Since, though, as I read through parts of Revelation, which I confess I don't understand, I just thought there might be something there. I did find things, but they were scary. They were even more scary because I don't know what they mean! Or for that matter, whether they pertain to the present.

One thing, though, as I read, I began to get a Peace in my heart. I realized, again, (as I so often forget) He is in Control! As I was reading online about the BP Gusher I stumbled upon this:








http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1323.html

It is physical sign for me/us that He is in Control, and we have hope! (If I had not seen this on NASA, I would have thought that someone did it in Photoshop!) I saw it in a news article, its caption read that it appears that the hand is holding a fiery ball...hmmm...interesting!

The BP Gusher could be a beginning of the End Times, but if so, I should be rejoicing as I know our lives with Jesus and Our Heavenly Father will be far more wonderful than anything we could ever begin to imagine. Yes, I have found His Peace.

Of course, I must remember, I'm human. I will slip and fall back into worry and fear, but I know that when I remember to take them to Him, He will assuage them. Do I have other worries and fears? Of course, I'm a big worrier, but the oil gusher was the heaviest sense of fear I have had since 9/11. The world changed on 9/11. The sense of doom that I felt is what led me today while praying to stop and begin writing this blog. I hope and pray, that someone out there will find this blog a source of hope in the days ahead.

After setting up the blog, I felt the Lord led me to these verses to share:

Luke 2:30 "For my eyes have seen Thy salvation, (31) Which Thou hast prepared in the presence of all peoples, (32) A LIGHT OF REVELATION TO THE GENTILES, and the glory of Thy people Israel."

Wow! What perfect passages for this blog, its purpose, and times!

In His Name, Susan