An Hopeful Outlook

      Call me crazy, stupid or tell me I am just living in a imaginary world but I cannot let go my hopeful outlook in life. Contrary to what we see or read in the news I do not see our world as hopeless. I believe that no matter how bad our world maybe getting there are still people doing the right thing. They are helping each other. They are caring and showing kindness to one another. I truly believe that not all is lost because some people are still holding strong to their faith in God and showing their love for each other.
     I have to admit that my faith have been shaken a few times and my outlook had grown dim. I had at times said to myself that all is lost. In seeing what is happening in our world, a deep sadness sometimes takes over my mind and tells me that our world is hopeless. In those times the light of hope and the darkness of despair battles within me and a depression takes hold upon my mind. I call out to God to save me and he hears me and delivers me out of my darkness. His light breaks through and my hope is restored. I can see that not all is lost because God is still here helping us and answering our prayers.
     A pitiful man I am for letting doubts take hold of my mind however God is still merciful toward me and still helps me when I need him. I am most undeserving but yet he still loves me. I believe in God's hope and promises in that someday he will bring about a better world. I have to hold on to my hopeful outlook until that appointed time arrives.
     I will not say that people everywhere is a lost cause. There are still good people in our world doing the Lord's work by keeping their faith alive. They are helping each other and showing their compassion with their kindness. There are beautiful spiritual people doing beautiful things that I my not see but they are indeed out there doing their best to make our a world better place to live.
     May God have mercy upon us for letting our minds go to a dark place causing us not to see our hope. Some of us has surrender to the darkness and have let their minds go mad with hopelessness. They attack people in rage because they cannot find any light of hope in their lives. God is their answer to their suffering but yet they seem to run away from him. Darkness will always yield to the light so do not give up your hopeful outlook for without hope, we are truly lost.
     Keep your eyes always looking upward towards God and his guiding light will always be with you. Be kind and be gentle towards each other let love rule over your hearts and let your light shine in all the world. Keep your faith strong so to weathered the storms that maybe coming your way. May you always have an hopeful outlook in your life so to believe that there are good people in this world who will never surrender to the darkness.

We are Brought Together in Christ

     We may have different taste. We have different looks. We may come from different countries. Our social status may also be different. However if we are Christians our worship will be directed towards Jesus Christ. In Christ we stand on common ground. We may disagree on many different things but we are in total agreement that Jesus Christ die to take away our sins. We are drawn to his words of love for us. We come from many different backgrounds but we all walk upon the narrow path to be with Jesus in his kingdom.
     We are united in Christ. We are a large family walking together in the same direction. Whether or not if we are rich or poor we are the same when we bow before the throne of God. When we look at each other we see differences however inside of us our love for our God is the same. Separate we maybe on the outside but on the inside we are united in Jesus Christ. It maybe hard for you to look past their differences and to see what is within the heart of another but we have to trust their sincerity of their worship. How can you call them your brothers and sisters in Christ if you have doubts?  If your mind is filled with suspicion and doubts, how can you ever become close to them?
     We must not be overly judgmental of each other when we come together. Our mission is not to create hard feelings and division among our brothers and sisters but to create unity with trust and love. God called each of us to him lets not say my calling is greater than my brother's. If your brother is worshiping with you then God is working with him the same as he is working with you. Leave it in God's hands to work things out and continue to love each other as God loves you.
     Something inside of us yearn for the love of Jesus Christ. We heard the voice of our master and we wanted to be close to him. We wanted to find his other sheep to be friends with and to share our love for our God with them. We want to be accepted and to belong among our brothers and sisters in Christ. Different we maybe but our love for our God is not less. We all want to feel the love that God has for us. We are not so different in our worship. Our eyes look up to God and pray for his help in our lives. We are brought together in Christ under God in unity as one body with a like mind spreading his words of love and hope to all the world. 
      

Jesus Christ so Powerful and Yet so Humble

      Jesus Christ is the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings (Rev.17:14). He was in the beginning with God and all things were made through him (John 1:2,3). Jesus is far above all rule and authority and power and dominion (Eph.1:21). God put all things under his feet (Eph.1:22). Jesus while on Earth could had the help of 12 legions of angels (72,000 angels) if he so wanted (Matt.26:53). Jesus Christ is far powerful than any leader that ever lived and yet he lived his life in a humble manner.
     The apostle Paul described the humility that Jesus Christ taught and showed him. The apostle Paul said in Philippians 2:3,4 "Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others." He said in Philippians 2:6,8 that Jesus came in the form of God and lead a life as a servant. He said that Jesus humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death by dying on the cross. Jesus Christ served God by not dominating over us with his superiority but out of his love he humbly served us. 
     Jesus Christ was humble enough to even wash the feet of his disciples. John 13:4,5 "rose from the supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him." He did this to show them that he was going to wash away their sins and make them clean. This most powerful man who ever lived was humble enough to wash his disciple's feet like he was their servant. What leader today can even compare to him? How great the difference is between the leader of the Kingdom of Heaven and our leaders upon this Earth.