Yes, there is hope, but what is the substance of the things hoped for? By Karen Rowe May 25, 2016

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The answer is faith my friends!

To God be the glory, I hope that I present this in a good way to bring honor in the good Name of Jesus and to the glory of God.  This is my style, faith…please read according to you style … but of the same faith; print if you will; be patient with me.  I would rather submit this as is; than to perfect it without faith.

Good day to you dear readers.  Sometimes, all we need to hear is, “Yes, there is hope.” Sometimes hope is all we need to hear to continue on in what we hope for, which is by our faith.  Faith is the substance of the things hoped for!  Yes, there is hope in Jesus Christ.  And, faith is the substance of the things hoped for! The answer to what we hope for is by our faith in Jesus Christ, my friends.

Faith makes HOpe come Alive!

Whether you believe yet or not, my faith believes this will encourage you in your faith to grow in your believing faith of Christ Jesus. I encourage to eventually read all of this, because this has been done in faith and over a period of time. I cannot shorten today.

Our faith in Christ is the substance of the things hoped for.  And all things we will hope for are accomplished by our faith in the finished works of Jesus Christ.  Nothing is above the power of God; and Jesus has accomplished all we need.

What is grace?  What are the finished works of Christ?  Isn’t grace and the finished works of Christ the power of God with us who believe?  And,

“According to your faith be it unto you (Matthew 9:29 KJV).”

The answer to the things hoped for, my friends, is faith in Jesus Christ.  Jesus Christ is the Savior and Lord whom God gave to the world to believe in for Salvation.

What is Salvation?  Isn’t it a working Salvation?  I will leave that question; and the others for you to discover in your own personal relationship with God; and we are here to help you and encourage you as a friend in Christ.  My personal motto for life is:  ” I don’t have it all figured out; BUT God does…Follow Jesus!”  Jesus is the Truth, the Way and the Life (John 14:6).

I am here to merely encourage you in your faith in the Name of Jesus.  I hope you endure to read on …

Bonnie and Quacker after the Miracle. Hope in Today Ministries, Inc.This post began, and does continue on to be a story about our 4 baby ducks, especially the one that our son named, “Quacker.”  Pictured is Quacker after the miracle! The sunlight radiance in this picture of Quacker is miracle as well; as it is a spotlight of radiance unto the glory of God; after the miracle by our faith!

today, the Holy Spirit helped me understand that at the top of this post is about you.

You are far more important to God than this story about our duck. 

You will read how I held the baby duck to the water and to the food, but the duck had to drink and eat to live … I couldn’t do that part for him.

I believe this story will be a blessing to you in your faith as you grow in your personal relationship with God; as it is to me as I continue to grow as well.  And, I believe God wants you to know today that He loves you just as you are.  God wants you to come to Him in this hour and believe what He is speaking to your heart about His Son and His love for you, as His own child.

What is it that you hope for?

God has all the answers for you.  Have you discovered your faith yet?  Will you give God an opportunity to speak to you in His Word?  Isn’t it amazing that God is waiting patiently to talk to us? And, yet, how many times do we avoid a conversation with God?

Here is the relevance of this message to you today.  It is written in Hebrews 11:1:

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for!

faith is the evidence of things not seen.

… because God SO loved the world.   It is written in John Chapter 3 and verse 16- 17

John 3 1617 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

The good news is not so much about this duck you can read about, but that you have this opportunity to apply your believing faith in Jesus Christ!  You have the opportunity to confess Jesus Name to God, as your Savior and Lord!  Because, God has sent His Son for (you) that (whosoever) believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.  This is the good news!  The good news is for you and your life and every that concerns your life!  Jesus is the good news for you.

I have learned something very valuable about hope, and the difference faith will make through these experiences.

Yet, before I posted this, something else happened.

Yesterday, I was really sick; and I know these things about hope and faith; and I thought to myself, how do people continue to get up when they are facing harder things than me???  The answer is still faith.  I was weaker in my faith yesterday, more so than I normally allow myself to be.  I was not weak in my faith of who Jesus was, but rather in my faith of getting well soon.  Yet, I believe we go through things to learn.  Today, I am sharing from my lessons learned, as well as my the rewards of my faith. Still, the answer is faith.

Faith is an action word and does something, but hope without faith will watch, feel, and wait quietly, as fear and doubt will attempt sneak in under our faith radar … if our faith is focused off of Jesus and more focused on how we feel.  Justifications can be made not to pray, based on how we feel.  But “all we feel” is worse without faith.  Faith is the substance of things hoped for; the evidence of things not seen.

I truly believe that we go through things to learn that we can unconditionally trust God; and we can experience the comfort from God, even when we can think we are too weak; God is still strong!  I truly believe we go through difficult things to test our heart that we can see our dedication to God.  We have opportunities to honor God by our faith in Jesus; and then we can encourage each other when we come through our trials; as we are called to …

Gal 5 13

20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.  22 And of some have compassion, making a difference:  23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.  24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.  Jude 20-25 KJV

The message is that Faith makes hope come alive!

When Jesus said, it is finished on the cross, Jesus had accomplished everything for us in our restored relationship with God – This is the faith in Jesus in which I apply to things that I hope for as the Holy Spirit helps me (including this writing you are reading today); and Jesus is the power in my faith I used in my hope for Quacker to live, and not die as otherwise would have been expected.

Jesus teaches us to believe

…and have faith in the power of His Name; and to abide in the power of the Holy Spirit whom does come to live in us to help us and guide us; and teach us God’s Will for us in every area of this life; a LIFE,  which God has given us the opportunity to live on earth as it is in Heaven, In Jesus Name.

The Holy Spirit is of a greater power and understanding than anything that comes against us in this world!

Yet, do we understand the power in our faith?  And, do we understand God’s will?

John 5 24The Holy Spirit presents to us God’s thoughts on a life of faith, and faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.

Pray and listen to the Lord reveal to you what your faith knows to do in any situation, just like in this story about our 4 baby ducks, which is simple faith, hope and love.

Love is real!  The experiences in life are about life, and even natural death, which are easily seen. There is a spiritual life I am referring to … And, faith makes hope come alive! What is it that you hope for?

This question amazes me!  I believe God is asking us this question in regards to hope:

Will you allow pride or how you feel to get in the way of your faith?

Will you hang in there with me just a little while longer?

Think of this:  The reality of the Truth is unavoidable, yet, Praise and glory be to God in the Name of His Son, Jesus Christ, the Truth is with a choice to choose …as it is written for our understanding:  “Life and Death, Blessing and Cursing are set before us (Deuteronomy 30: 15-20 KJV)”.

God loves us so much that He SO desires for us to know how to live and live well, that He says and I quote Him in His Word “…Cleave to life, for the Lord thy God is thy life…”

Another deep thought that has to be from God:

The difference in the attitude of our heart about anything comes from our understanding in the power of the love of God, and of whom God is; and in Him who we are, as a child of God.

Finally, here is the story about our 4 baby ducks.

demonstrating faith, hope and love in a very special way.

I hope this is a blessing to you.

4 Tiny DucksRecently, we adopted 4 baby ducks!  This was not a sporadic decision; this was a prayerful decision that I made on purpose with a purpose to give my children the experiences of life.  I had been thinking about this for a couple of months!  Hindsight, I believe the Lord had this on my mind, because these thoughts wouldn’t leave me; and according to the way our experience was blessed.

As I prayerfully turned to enter into Tracker Supplies’ parking lot on Thursday (the day we knew the baby chicks and ducks arrived, but sold out fast), I prayed to God, “If we are not supposed to get ducks today, please don’t let there be any ducks there today.”  As we entered the store, our 11 year old son was leading the way and by the time the rest of us arrived, he had scoped every trough assured no ducks were here once again!  I am not sure if I felt relieved or disappointed, but still filled with hope, I took a look expecting he had missed something important –and he had over looked the ducks and considered them to be chicks instead!

I said, son, come look again!  Notice the duck bills –instead of beaks!  This was a fun and exciting time and God was in the midst!  Prayerfully, in our hearts, we watched the young man go about carefully choosing the baby ducks that we took home with us last week!  (Last week at the time this was originally written)

Two ducks were on my mind, but in talking with the young man who was helping us, the Lord changed my mind to getting four ducks!  The young man advised us that usually one or two won’t make it; and ducks need more ducks to be around.  The children named them based on their size, vocals, confidence and shyness; the runt of these 4 ducks, we call “Quacker!”

Quacker, already smaller and less active than the other ducks, grew weak by the end of day two.  He couldn’t stand; and we were pretty sure that Quacker was not strong enough to fight to live.  Heading to bed that night to let the nature of life and death take its course, the Spirit of the Lord nudged me to see if there was hope for Quacker!

Prayerfully, I took Quacker up in the palm of my hand and lifted him up to the water!  I was both excited and amazed when he drank!  Sitting there, he looked hopeless, but by faith hope become alive before our very eyes!  Quacker drank like he knew how to live!  He was starved for water, because the other ducks had been stepping on him and keeping him from what was rightfully his!  The other larger ducks were seemingly purposely keeping Quacker from what he needed.  Then, I held Quacker over toward the food to see if he could eat; and he ate like he wanted to live!  Quacker dove into the food like he was starved, which he was!  Again, the larger ducks were keeping him from what he needed!

Just looking at this little weak duckling, he appeared to have no desire for life.  He looked helpless; and we had been told that this is just the way it is.  We were prepared to accept that it was likely that at least one duck would not make it –and Quacker was the weak one from the beginning.  And, although it is true in life –death is a part of living, some are not going to live, but this story is according to a purpose to teach unconditional trust in God.  And, to help encourage you that God is life and God is over all things –nothing is out of God’s hand of control when it comes to the bond of love and trust in Jesus Name.

My son and I stayed with Quacker for a while; I really didn’t think that Quacker would eat or drink so much or for so long.  As I grew tired of squatting, my son pulled a stool over for me to rest on while, as I was more comfortable to continue to hold Quacker in the palm of my hand and near the water and the food.  This was our faith that helped Quacker, so he could get the nourishment that this little duck so needed for life to live!

Later, my husband come in to join us and we made a quarantine barrier for Quacker’s protection.  And, we made a water well especially for Quacker and placed it in front of him for his easy to reach access for both food and water.  We had done by faith all we knew to do to make available for all we had hoped for.  We hoped Quacker would live, but knew he still may die.  Yet, by faith, God made our hope alive according to this purpose.

This is teaching faith and trust in God … not for what we could get from God, but that we trusted God unconditionally.  And, God gave us faith to use, which is the substance of what we had hoped for.  Hope alone would have been dead without faith.  Faith without works is dead.  We do what God puts on our heart to do and God does the work.  All Quacker now had all he needed for the nourishment to continue eating and drinking and resting as much as he needed for the survival through the night.

Yet, I believe the most important thing we did for Quacker was that we lifted this little duck up to God in Jesus Name.  We prayed for God’s will be done; and for His hand to be on Quacker for the comforts of life; whether we saw this life the next morning or not, we went to bed knowing that we had done all we knew to do for Quacker to fight for life to live; knowing also that part of life is death, but trusting in God and the character of Life, love and hope that is of God –unconditionally, we loved God 1st!

Quacker lived –and grew stronger throughout the day!  Today, Quacker is still growing stronger –until that day that will one day come.  If we would not have loved Quacker, we would have missed the blessing of seeing what God has done!  And, the way to love anything well is to realize that we may have to let go one day …

The next morning, there was miraculously another duck in with Quacker!  2 by 2 there were 2 ducks on each side of the barrier that we made for Quacker’s isolated protection.  I have no idea how one of these little ducks ended up on the other side with Quacker!  And, if one got through, why not all?

The beautiful thing was that this little duck comforted Quacker! Like I hope this is a comfort to you.

However in my early morning reaction, I quickly reacted and removed the extra duck.  Just like logically, I would keep this story to myself, but my faith believes that God wants me to share this to help you in you grow in your relationship with God by your faith.  Quacker was not happy when I took the other duck away from him.  But Quacker was standing!!!  A duck that couldn’t stand and we thought could likely by nature be dead by morning –was living by our faith and the grace of God alone!  Quacker had love and hope applied to his life, by our FAITH; and he lived!  It was the “BY FAITH” that Jesus teaches us about …

No other duck would do!  I tried replacing a friend for Quacker!  Finally, I gave up; and left Quacker alone…Until, my son discovered it was Daisy, the quiet little duck was the one who brought both comfort and safe companionship to Quacker.

Bonnie, Quacker and Daisy Duck looking up DAISY CROPPEDThink of your relationships –think of your life –think of your hopes, fears, and realities, think of your faith, hope and love, think of your relationship with God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirt and read this again and think of how much God loves you.

Are you allowing a friend in your life to help you?

We need the best hope and the better hope in life, which is Jesus! We need to know and believe in the “Lively Hope” by our FAITH; and know that faith is what makes our hope alive (a reality).  Faith is the power of living hope….because faith believes God’s Word to act and trust God and trust also in Jesus.

Jesus is whom God gave to the world to believe in and to have hope; and by faith, God sends us power through the Holy Spirit to live life to the full and according to the riches of God’s eternal grace.

 

The reality of the Truth is both sustaining and unavoidable, but the difference in the attitude of our heart is understanding the love of God.  The Truth is freeing by the grace of God; we can trust God unconditionally.  God is teaching us and helping us understand.  Even me writing and you reading this today is a measure of faith; and a sacrifice of time that God will bless us both by –as we trust in Him and also trust in God’s Son.

And, learning that God blesses us to be a blessing is just beautiful; and a demonstration of the love of God in His children.  Just as I knew in my heart that it was our blessing to bring these 4 baby ducks home, I also was blessed to know it was time to let them have their new home –but where?  The Lord knew all along that there would come a time that we would have to learn to let go!

 

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 King James Version (KJV)

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:  A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

 

4 baby ducks Quacker all grown upRobert and I knew we had a decision to make.  Either we would have to build a safe area to accommodate their grown needs and size, or give them away to a good home.  We decided to call a good friend and ask if she would like to have 4 ducks; or if she knew of someone who may like to have them?

We were seeking; and we were seeking with the blessings of love on our heart.  We were seeking God’s will be done!

Immediately, she knew of a home!

A family who had a pond with a duck house that they had built on an island that was just waiting for ducks!

They were so excited to learn that we had ducks that needed a new home!

We had the ducks, they had the desire; we had a need; and God worked all things together for us all!

Once again, in my experiences, God doesn’t bless just us; God blesses those around us too!  It is not about us, it is about Jesus; and God honors our faith in His Son.  God loves us; and God loves all He has made!  God is capable of good matches on this earth and in everything that is under the sun!

God has a good plan that He is working out –even on the other side of this life; when our spirit and soul depart from this body.  God is working all things together for the good to them that love the Lord.

 

 

Light to life changes our perception when understanding comes. Hope in Today Ministries, Inc, by Karen Rowe

Light to life changes our perception … like when understanding comes.

What could happen if you decided to apply your faith; not just hope for something, but to search for God’s word about your hope; and then apply your faith to what it is that you hope for?

I hoped the baby duck would live, but that was only my hope that wouldn’t have happened, until I picked the baby duck up by my faith and gave it the opportunity to eat and drink!

 

In the natural, yes, eventually all things are born to die, but in the spiritual, there is no death in life.  I hope this will illuminate the power of Jesus in your spirit to renew your mind with thoughts of God.

Now, my dad has passed on from this natural life that we all know and experience, but I know there is more; and I hope you do too.  There is a time to transcend from this life to the next, -Yet, while there is God’s purpose in something under this sun that God has made; we can seek God’s will and know His pleasure, peace and joy!  And, then, those who know and believe in the love God has for us will enter into the next part of life with God!  Today we have hope and faith -and faith makes hope come alive.

Love in never ending; because God is love…

For this time; and according to God’s purpose to build us up on our most holy faith; I held a lively hope in the palm of my hand, which was by my faith in Jesus Name.  That if I gave this baby duck a hope and a choice then he could live; and he did!  He drank the water and he ate the food that was all he needed to do to live.  It wasn’t the hope –it was the faith that God worked the miracle through!

And, so it is with us in our life on this earth.  God has given us all we need in His Word, but reading to believe is by our faith.

As this little duck sit helpless, I had compassion for him; just as Jesus had compassion on us.  We were helpless, but God gave His Son!

I had hope for what the baby duck didn’t even know.  I don’t believe the baby duck knew he was dying, until he choose to live.

The duck was going to die without our interceding for him by our faith.  That’s just the way it was.  Quacker was too weak to reach the nutrition that he needed to grow stronger.  He was just a sitting duck wait on fatality to happen.

I hope if you are reading this, you choose to live through Christ.  Quacker had grown too weak to fight for life.

Perhaps, you think it is too late for you?

But my faith in God was strong enough to help him in Jesus Name; and Quacker lived. My faith stands strong enough to post this to help you today in Jesus Name!!! To me, it takes the same measure of faith; and it is of the same power of God!

I held Quacker to the water; and he drank!  I held him to the food; and he ate!  I couldn’t drink for him; nor could I eat for him, but by my faith, I could hold him up by my faith; and I could take him to the water and the food supply, and make his needs that I knew that was viable available to him.

I hope this is spiritual life to you in the same way.

Next, Quacker needed time alone in a safe place.  The duck drank and ate, but was still too weak to fight for his life in the midst of the other stronger ducks.

Perhaps you need to make some environmental changes in your life to grow stronger in your faith in Jesus too …

Again, God showed us compassion and by faith in doing all we knew to do to accomplish all we had hope for in our heart, we made a barrier from the other ducklings to give Quacker his best opportunity to grown stronger.

We placed this tiny duck near unlimited water that was made easy to partake!  He grew stronger and the next day, this little duck had grown strong enough; and by the next day, Quacker had the fight for life to live among the stronger and larger baby ducks, which were growing with each and every day!

 

This is my seed of faith that I am sowing for you and your situation.

People are like this little duck; and sometimes all they need is an act of compassion, by our faith and the patience of love by our faith in the almighty God.  In Jesus Name.  Amen.

 

Bonnie and Quacker after the Miracle. Hope in Today Ministries, Inc.

This picture is Quacker right after the miracle!

When you trust God, it becomes easier to believe the best in any situation, because you have a relationship with an invisible God whom has made Himself real to you in a very special way!

 

4 baby ducks Quacker all grown up

This picture is of Quacker in his new home all grown up!  Praise be to God and to God be the glory!

I am so happy to share this story with you; and it is my faith in Jesus Name, that this will be a seed of hope in your heart to grow faith in someone, perhaps you?  The freedom in my faith is in my trust in God!  It is not about me doing this right or complete; it is about letting it go.  And, this is my seed of faith to encourage you to believe Jesus and God’s testimony about His Son.

The Freedom I have in my faith is that I know it is God who makes all things grow.

 

We know a chair will hold us –this is faith; that we trust in the chair to hold us that we sit in in chair that we see!  And, there is an invisible God, who is more capable to hold us than any man made chair! Will you trust in God by your faith today?  Will you trust also in His Son to follow the Truth, the Way and the Life?  

Jesus is the definition of our relationship with God.

 

1 Peter 1:3King James Version (KJV)

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

 

In closing,

why is it easier to believe the situation than to believe in the power of God over any situation by faith?

In other words, faith is invisible, but guaranteed by God.  Are our situations much different?  Our situations are put down on paper; and so is it written about in the pages of the Bible.  Isn’t the main difference in our faith that if we will believe God; or believe the fear?

This is what the Lord put on my heart to bring to you today.  Why is it sometimes easier to believe the worst about something –than to believe by faith?

The Lord revealed to me that the devil works on the fact that we feel the pain and fear of our situation.  Yet, faith is not about emotions; faith is about trust in God.  In any situation we need hope; we feel the deep reality of what could be!  We see it; and believe it!  We hear the negativity about it; and we know the reality!  We have scientific, medical, financial and educated knowledge about just about everything that fear can play on us with!

We understand implications well!  Yet, do we know God’s Word about our situations just as well?

Faith in God’s Word is the difference that gives power to our hope!

We would have missed the blessing if we were not willing to love something that may be lost!  And, trusting God is the source of all our hope.  It never was about the ducks –this experience is about life!

I hope this helps build your faith in a God who loves you and wants you to know He wants to have a personal relationship with you.  A relationship with God begins with inviting Jesus to live in your heart.  Sin broke this relationship, but God had a plan to atone for our sin and to restore our relationship with Him.  Jesus has died for our sin, so we can live.

If you have never known Jesus as your personal Savior and Lord, talk to God about it today.

Don’t delay.

You can hope, but until you apply your faith, all you have is hope.

The Bible says in Romans 10:9

that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

Where is your faith?

11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)

I hope this is a blessing to you.

Love in Christ,
Karen Rowe

Hope in Today Ministries, Inc.

The Train Whistle, Sounding the call of God’s Love, by Karen Rowe

Why do I share these things with you?

I write to you because God has comforted me SO THAT I comfort others by my testimony to encourage you to build yourself up in your most holy faith; and praying in the Holy Spirit … that the same God who comforted me can be a comfort to you in any trouble, if only you will believe.  I hope this is a blessing to you!  Love, Karen

 

Jesus the Bread of Life

John Chapter 6:38

For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me. 39And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of all those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day. 40For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”…

 

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Meet Karen: Hi, I am blessed, by God's good grace and because I know Jesus, I am blessed. I choose to be blessed, because I have a choice set before me and I refuse to look down. I trust God and I know and believe in the love God has for us. I have overcome difficulties; and I am blessed by the grace of God alone. If I have written about it, then I have felt the pain of it in some way, and to some degree. Did you know that Jesus has felt your pain? This is why I write. By God's grace I can identify; and tell you honestly, yes there is hope in anything and everything that you are facing today! Jesus is our Hope! He is the Truth, the Way and the Life. I am married a wonderful man, Robert Rowe; I love my husband and he loves me; and we have been married for 28 years. Together, we have been blessed with a wonderful daughter, named Amanda who is college now; and a wonderful son, named Daniel who is growing up well and soon to graduate elementary school. We work together and by God's grace we run our own business called PSI. We have a pastor over our ministry and over our business and also we depend on him for advise in our family. We have 2 dogs, 4 horses, 2 cats and love to spend time outdoors by the water and by campfires ... that is it seems when we can find time away from life's busy schedule. I love to write because it helps me learn more about God. And, I am driven by a passion from a love that God has put in my heart to share from my experiences and struggles, as I gain understanding in God’s Word to know how effective and powerful God is over our every situation! I share with you so you can know that you are not alone in your struggles. The same God who helps me and my family, is your help and shield as well! Life is not always easy, but it is possible –I like to share the difference that following Jesus makes in my life. And, I love to share God's patience and mercy and love that is with me! I am not perfect, but am experiencing God sanctify me through and through with every mistake I make; and yes, overcome in Christ! Life is not just about the successes; life on this earth is also about the troubles we overcome to discover what God has hidden in our faith to find! Troubles are more a challenge to grow in our faith ... It is not easy, but in the end the grace of God we discover is worth experiencing God in the midst. By Grace, I have discovered Jesus is Peace and He is my Joy and Wisdom from Heaven. God is our Provider and Healer and Creator, who is our help and shield over all things. By grace, I have experienced a nearness to God through my faith in His Son! We are well forgiven by God; and well blessed when we know and believe the love that God has for us. To say, "all is well with my soul" is a powerful knowledge to understand and experience. I sense God's desire for you to know His love for you and how deep His love for you is that He has SO loved you; God gave you His Son. God loves you right now just as you are! There is so much to learn! I believe that as we learn from God, we are God’s gift to each other. It is all God’s story –and for His glory; and God has SO loved us. I love to paint the vision that God has given me about a Father’s love –that God wants you to dream again and visualize His love for you! In God’s eyes, there’s more to life than we see; and in a world that sometimes misrepresents and misunderstands God and love; God wants you to have the courage to dream His dream and see His vision of a Father’s love for you! Many years ago, I prayed to God, “How can I tell a million people what I know about Your Son?” God showed me I had a gift of a ministry about God's Love; and He called it Hope in Today! I write to please God and I write to encourage you; and I write to spend quiet time with God. All because of this love that God has first shown me! I need Jesus –and my life is about my relationship with God. And, every blessing begins with Him! Love in Christ, Karen Rowe, Director Hope in Today Ministries, Inc. The Train Whistle, Sounding the Call of God’s Love, by Karen Rowe For more information: Contact me by email: karen@hopeintoday.com or karen@thetrainwhistle.com to request your gift today. www.hopeintoday.com www.thetrainwhistle.com

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