Hope and Peace is Found in Him Alone
Updated: Jan 5, 2020
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Success in life never guarantees peace and hope. As a matter of fact, success outside of a relationship with God can be quite empty. Peace is a gift that Christ left with us and one that we need to remind ourselves of when we feel turbulent inside. " ๐ซ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ ๐ผ ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐พ๐๐ฝ ๐๐๐; ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ ๐ผ ๐๐พ๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐ผ ๐น๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐พ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐น ๐๐พ๐๐๐. ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ท๐๐๐น ๐ถ๐๐น ๐น๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐พ๐น." John 14:27.
As my journey into this new state (NC) goes along, I continue to see God's hand in every trial and victory. Please remember this child of God: almost as soon as you enjoy a mountain top experience, you can rest assured that a challenge or obstacle will follow. Remember that nothing happens without the knowledge of God and many Christians become discouraged when things don't go as they planned. I, like many of you have been there but over the years I have learned to trust God throughout the entire process.

So this was my smiling face during a recent workshop I attended to support a friend. All was going well that day until I got in my car to return home. My phone started to ring off the hook, my voicemail was full, and texts started pouring in from all over the country. After checking a few strange voicemails I discovered to my horror that someone had placed my identity on the web. They had submitted my name and email address to moving companies and health insurance companies all over the country. My identity was stolen.
๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐น๐๐น ๐ข๐๐น'๐ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐, and I knew it was available if I just stopped and asked.
So I did. I prayed and asked God for wisdom and strength as I called and reported the issue. I needed strength when I noted that my computer was also hacked. I needed courage when I felt bullied by this injustice to get offline and not trust anyone. Most of all I just needed peace to get through that awful day. And God gave it.

I decided to keep on living my life, to keep moving forward and not allow these unfortunate set of circumstances to define my day or my week. This too (like all the others) would pass. I attended a brunch the next day, made new friends and invited a friend over for a time of fellowship. Too many times we allow ourselves to become flustered and lose hope, but God reminds us in Scripture of this:
"๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐น ๐๐๐ ๐๐พ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ท๐๐. ๐ต๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐๐! ๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ธ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐น." John 16:33

Friends, we are each given this one life and no one knows how many years we have. Let's live in kindness, serve the Lord, and be an example of goodness to the world.
I wish for you the merriest of Christmases and happiness, joy and peace in the New Year!
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Love to you,
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