Hope On

WRITTEN DECEMBER 24, 2014

Over the last week, the words miracle, hope, faith, and timing, have been swirling around within my soul. One of our dearest little friends is facing a battle with cancer that will require a portion of all of these principles in order to conquer this mountain.

As her family and friend's, we are by her side filled with more hope than we ever thought possible within us. Hope that she will be able to stay with us longer on this earth then the seemingly short eight years we have been given. We pray with faith because faith is the antidote for fear. Faith replaces fear. We act with faith. We pray, we serve on, we search the scriptures, and we believe that His promises are sure, because we remember the examples in our life, and the life of our Savior; when faith has been proved sure, and then we Hope On! Hope is an anchor for our faith.

We are not blind to the reality of our own strength. The limitations that the doctors and medications are facing at this point. They are what they are; of this earth. Nor are we blind to the endless possibilities of Heaven. What we will never clearly know in this life though, it the timing of Heaven. This is where we must lay our confidence and broken heart and contrite spirit; in our Father's all knowing hands.

There are times in our life when we face the refiners fire. The trials that can make us, or break us. May we say, as three magistrates of old who were faced with a very real fiery furnace, "if it be so [if you cast us into the furnace], our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand. But if not... we will not serve thy gods."

Knowing that our faith and confidence are in the hands of our Father in Heaven even though there is a possible "but if not" in this journey. May we be comforted and strengthened along our way as we continue to have Faith in His all knowing plan and Hope for this miracle, is my prayer today. Hope on my dear friends, Hope On!