HOPE

Tonight was jail ministry. Every week volunteers go into area jails and prisons to share the hope of Jesus  and shine light into the darkest of hearts. These girls are precious, and I see something special in each and every one of them!
Every time I go thinking that I am going to teach them something, they end up teaching me and God teaches me. I leave more joyful than I came.
Tonight's topic was hope...and I needed it just as much as they did. God truly is the only one who will never fail us. We read over some beautiful scriptures that I want to share with all of you who are feeling down and out... Don't lose your hope!

Jeremiah 29:11 (New Living Translation)

¹¹ For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

Isaiah 40:30-31 (New Living Translation)

³⁰ Even youths will become weak and tired,
      and young men will fall in exhaustion.
 ³¹ But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
      They will soar high on wings like eagles.
   They will run and not grow weary.
      They will walk and not faint.

Ephesians 1:18
I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.
Matthew 12:21
And his name will be the hope of all the world.”


I pray that you won't merely exist, just barely getting by...but truly LIVE!