Lifebook

Some things in life are normal and expected. Being a Christian doesn't change that reality.

But I think for myself and for many, being Christian make us distant towards that reality. We may gripe and be resent. In that aspect, I see non-believers more receptive to reality.

Being Christian I see is being the recepients of hope. This hope is unmovable and steadfast. It is the greatest gift for Christ Himself is the giver. To have the giver as your eternity is the assurance of having assail through this life yet none of the wounds will seperate us from the love of God. To find at the end of life, gain in abiding in the presence of God.

In a way, we often tell people God has promised good to you. God has a plan for you but we divert the attention not in the suffering or the trial but rather a focus on the outcome. Everyone loves a good story ending. None wants to be told about endurance. None wants to say God intended that pain and suffering for your eternal good. We excuse God and paint God as we intended He to be.

I see harshness as acceptable just as hope is acceptable. Because if the world promises hope, it is a lie. Only God, and in Christ alone has a hope that lasts forever.

This is the hope of the Christian and the life of the Christian. Paul told the Colossians and very aptly so, "Christ in you, the hope of glory."