Hope

Ok, well, I am really going to put myself out here and just be straight forward and honest and say what I think. I want to first say that if you are reading this and you do not know me, then please, do not judge me. This election has really gotten to me. I have said from the beginning that Obama scares me, and it is NOT b/c he is black. Some of the things that he stands for I do not agree with. His stand on abortion. His thoughts on the coal industry. The fact that he attended a church for 20 years and all of sudden the preacher supposedly changes his views. I could go on but I am going to stop there. When I found out that he is the next elected President, my heart dropped and all of a sudden I felt an overwhelming sense of fear. Some say he is the antichrist. Some say he is the messiah. I don't know how I feel about that but the fact that so many people "worship" this man already, scares me. I really don't see how this is going to be good. I found myself getting lost in the thoughts of what could happen and I realized that, I am not in control. Anyway that I look at it. I'm not in control. Then I realized that I am going to have to rely on faith and hope in a big way to get through this.

Sometimes I think that God does things on purpose to remind us that He is still here. We get so caught up in our everyday lives and we, at least I know I do, forget who is really in control. God created me. He watches over me. He will take care of me. It scares me to say the "Let your will be done" prayer b/c God is a mighty God and He can do alot... good or bad. So my prayer is that He gives me the strength, knowledge, wisdom, and compassion that I need for whatever is ahead... good or bad.

I heard this song on the radio a couple of weeks ago and for the last three days, it has been stuck in my head. I think that God is trying to remind that I am HIS. Not the governments or anyone else's but HIS. That thought alone comforts me and this song talks about that. I looked up the words to post so they can be read. I hope they do the same for you that they have for me.


Hope Now
If everything comes down to love
Then just what am I afraid of
When I call out Your name
Something inside awakes in my soul
How quickly I forget I'm Yours

(PRE-CHORUS)
I'm not my own
I've been carried by You
All my life

(CHORUS)
Everything rides on hope now
Everything rides on faith somehow
When the world has broken me down
Your love sets me free

When my life is like a storm
Rising waters all I want is the shore
You say I'll be ok and
Make it through the rain
You are my shelter from the storm

(PRE-CHORUS)
I'm not my own
I've been carried by You
All my life

(CHORUS)
Everything rides on hope now
Everything rides on faith somehow
When the world has broken me down
Your love sets me free

(CHORUS 2)
Everything rides on hope now
Everything rides on faith somehow
When the world has broken me down
Your love sets me free
You've become my hearts desire
I will sing Your praises higher
Cause Your love sets me free
Your love sets me free
Your love sets me free