hope

Yesterday I had a dinner with my friend, she has just lost her job last Friday. She is the second person who lost her job during three whole weeks that I was on mission n hols - so that was quite shocking to me.

As I was talking to her yesterday, i couldn't help being so encouraged and build up because I can see how her loss did not mean her loss of meaning and hope. One line that still rings in my head now - that she said to me yesterday is: "I don't want to go back to who I was before, because I know that without God - my life has no hope" and she said this over and over again during the course of the night.

I was so encouraged by her testimony and still am. I praise God for this great reminder that He is still in control - and that we do have an everlasting hope in Him - even when things don't look as good as we want them to be.

And yes - what she said reminded me of who i WAS before I knew God. Before I fully trust in Him and His death on the cross. It was meaningless - it was painful and there is no hope for tomorrow.

I too don't want to give up this faith - because I know and I still vividly remembered who I was before this great gift was given to me. I can say that I know now what Jesus meant when He told the parable of the man who found a treasure in a field. When he found the treasure - he sold everything he had to buy the field. I know - and I'll gladly sell everything I have for this everlasting hope that I have.