Faith & Hope Look Up

 

“I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.  I pray also that the eyes of your hearts be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.  That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, . . .” (Ephesians 1:17-21).

 

“Sorrow and regret look back.
Worry and fear look around,
But faith and hope look up!”

 

My dear reader who are in Christ, Jan and I will be praying this prayer for each of you and ourselves.  Last night or better stated at 3 a.m. this morning I was sitting in the living room void of sleep and thing about all the mistakes, some big and the quote above came to mind.  Why am I doing looking back, I need to look up. 

 

I often act like the kid who just got the best bike money can buy from his dad, and it is in the garage unused.  And each day I ask my dad for a bike like the one in the garage.

 

The desire of Jan and my heart is to know our Father in heaven better, and I believe it is also yours.  To fully understand God's calling on our lives, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.  That power is not from a worldly source, but from your Creature, your Redeemer, who loves you and wants to use each of us in powerful ways.

 

What standing in our ways, looking back, worrying and fear look around, and all we need is to ask the one that loves us to give us the faith to look up, look up to the power source of Life, you know His name, it is JESUS.

 

You are greatly Loved,

 

From the Back Porch,

 

Bob