My Source of Hope is Nothing Less, Than Jesus' Blood and Rightouesness

Life is good!  I am completely winging this whole post, but the fact remains that the God of Life is good (Jn. 14:6).  I think through this past semester at school and the difficulties, trials and tribulations they bring.  I see pain through the process but God never told me that things would be easy, to which I must ask: "How can people possibly believe the life of a Christian would be easy? (Prosperity Gospel)"

This semester has been one of Happiness, Joy and learning.  This whole semester at school has been one of learning.  God has given me many opportunities for leadership, yet as I look to, what is leadership? How do I lead? To whom am I actually given to lead?

This semester, God has given me opportunities for public speaking, which is what I believe the Lord is leading me to as a career.

This semester, God has given me trials of leadership, trials in school and trials in life.

Yet through all this, God has given me hope to continue.  It is upon God I must rest.  It is upon God, in whom I must place my trust in.  It is in God in whom I place my trust.  Why does that have to be so difficult? It sounds so easy: "Oh place your trust in God!" "Oh okay!" and done!!!  But it isn't that easy.  Tests and trials come all too often in life and it is so easy to try to tackle them head on with my own strength.  All too often that is what I do.  All to often I go through a trial on my own and afterwards I manage to get through crawling on all fours only to realize that Christ was the One giving me the strength.  Why didn't I rely on Him through the entire thing? Why is it at the bitter end do I realize that Christ was there the whole time waiting for me to surrender to Him?

Christ saved me from my sin.  I accept that with such gratitude and then turn around and not utilize the promises He has made in His Word.

Well this semester has been one that has really allowed me to realize that.  I am a person who is learning to submit to God's authority in my life.  People say that it's my life and I am in control, yet the more I live, the more I realize they are all wrong.  It is not my life and I am not in control.  The reality is my life is actually God's life and God is in control, not me!  With that as the foundation, I need to trust and rely in Him more.

It is so cool as the semester continues on and I can look back and see as the things done wrong, the things done right and see the growth of me in God.  The peace that washes over me when I rest in God is a peace that is never found when searching in the wrong places.  God is so good!