Last night while watching Mitch Albom’s movie “Have a Little Faith,” I was struck by his character’s line towards the end of the movie when he said, “I am in love with hope.”
As I thought about this line throughout the rest of my evening and again this morning while getting ready for school, I realized that, for me, being in love with hope means being in love with Jesus.
That is why we labor and strive,
because we have put our hope in the
living God,
who is the Savior of all people,
and especially of those who believe.
I Tim. 4:10
Today, as you begin this last week of November and first week of December of 2011, I challenge you to take a few minutes and ask yourself this question,
“Where is my hope?”
On an earthly level, I hope for lots of things.
I hope for things as a mom, wife, and friend.
I hope for things professionally.
Life is filled with all kinds of hopes and dreams.
But, honestly, this earthly hope is a different kind of hope than the hope God calls me to.
When my HOPE becomes JESUS, I can let go of all my earthly hopes and simply trust Him with everything.
When He is my Hope, I lack nothing.
No matter what I face, He is with me.
No matter where I go, He goes too.
No matter how deep the valley, He walks beside me.
I AM IN LOVE WITH HOPE!!!
And here is why,
“Therefore, since we have been
justified through faith,
we have peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have gained access
by faith into this grace in which we
now stand. And werejoice in the hope of the
glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our
sufferings, because we know that suffering
produces perseverance;
perseverance, character; and
character, hope.
And hope does not
disappoint us,
because God has poured out his love
into our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
whom he has given us.
You see, at just the right time, when
we were still powerless,
Christ died for the ungodly.
Very rarely will anyone die for a
righteous man,
though for a good man someone
might possibly dare to die.
But God demonstrates his own love
for us in this:
While we were still sinners, Christ
died for us.”
Romans 5:1-8
Praying that you will put your Hope in Him today,
In December of 2007 as our youngest son, Nick, was fighting brain cancer, I began to blog. Writing provided a way for me to release all of my questions, fears, and doubts. It also allowed me to share the ups and downs of Nick's journey with people who were praying for him all over the world. When Nick went Home in November of 2008, my blog became my way of searching for God in the midst of my deep heartache. My heart was broken and grief brought to the surface every emotion imaginable. Being able to release those emotions through my writing brought a sense of purpose to my pain. Having already walked the road of grief in 1992 when we lost our daughter to SIDS, I knew I needed a way to keep from falling into a pit of depression and despair. I had walked close to the edge of a bottomless pit when we lost our daughter,and I knew I couldn't let myself get that close to the edge again. This blog has been and continues to be my tiny corner of the world where I can share My Heart as I journey through God's Word.......thus the name........ My Heart His Words. Thank you for taking time to share life with me. If we do not meet while here on earth, I look forward to hearing all about your life when we reach our final destiny.........Heaven! Email me anytime at 
LOVE this Tammy! “Hope” is one of my favorite words! Praying for you today. <3 Laurie M.
Loved your Heart today. Just think where we would be if we didn’t have HOPE. Love in Jesus!! Hugs to you on this Monday morning, Sandy
Love it Tammy! I was also very moved by the movie last night! Love Mitch Albom! and you! can’t wait to see you in conference again.