journ 21 22 1

January 21 22 1

Though you have not seen Him you love Him and even though you do not see Him now you believe in Him and are filled with an impressible and glorious joy for you are receiving the goal of your faith the salvation of your souls. It's late Your room  is dark so is your soul. You feel alone and hopeless It seems like no one knows what you're going through or if they know just don't care Suddenly far away in the darkness you see a little pinprick of light slowly it moves closer and closer What is it Hope Hope that comes because even though you haven't seen God face to face you love Him and you know that He loves you He never leaves you alone He always cares about what you're feeling. You have heard that it was said Love your neighbor and hate your enemy But I tell you Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. So you love those who love you you're friendly to your friends you do nice things for those who do nice things for you, Big deal Anyone can do that.  It's when life gets tough when someone tells lies about you cheats you steals from you or is just generally a jerk that you have a choice to make. You can decide to be just as stinky as they are and let your behavior sink to their level or you can choose to behave like God's child and love your enemy even pray for them it's a choice you have to make every day.