God is Hope (:

Hey, hey, hey there! haha I know it has been like a week since I have blogged and I apologize! I have had a bunch going on this week, lots of test and church stuff. But that is okay, because it has given me a lot of time to think about what God was calling me to tell you in this blog. So... here goes....


Well this weekend was fantastic. I had youth conference this weekend with my church. We had a guest speaker, Christian Chapman. He talked a great deal about his testimony and how all his life he wanted a stronger hope. So that is what I really want you guys to think about throughout this blog. God is Hope.


I can't tell you how many times throughout my life (and I am just a teenager) I have felt hopeless. Maybe a friend wasn't talking to me, or maybe I had made my parents mad. Whatever the cause, we all have times where we go through the unexpected. It is hard, and it stinks. And the craziest thing we, as humans, do when we go through rough times is what? That's right! We tend to push away God. We don't run to Him because we are afraid. Why we get scared? I have no clue, but we do. Maybe it is because we are raised to take care of ourselves and we don't want to ask for help. We think if we are gonna struggle, we are gonna struggle on our own.


The truth is, friends, we CAN'T NOT have God in our lives. Maybe that is bad grammar, but it is the truth. When you push away God bad things tend to happen. Our struggles get worse. Our lives begin to become more and more complicated. And the most tragic thing we do is we begin to turn to other things. We sometimes believe that those drugs will hide the pain, or that alcohol will keep us from remembering what is really going on in our life. But the bitter truth is this: these material things will only last but a minute, and God's love last forever.


One day, I was in my room. I don't remember why I was upset, but I do remember I began to push God away. I got so mad that I reached for my ipod and turned the volume as loud as I could. I hit shuffle and guess what the first song that played was. The chorus goes something like this...

"Oh I'm running to Your arms,

I'm running to Your arms.

The riches of Your love

will always be enough.

Nothing compares to Your embrace.

Light of the World,

Forever Reign."

I am a strong believer that NOTHING happens by accident. I believe that you, whoever you may be, are reading this for a reason. God played this song for me, because he wanted me to talk to Him. He wanted me to say, "God, here I am. I'm running to You. I am gonna trust You. I realize You know best. You are my hope. I'm gonna jump, knowing You will catch me."

Not too long after I heard this song, I picked up my Bible and I asked God to speak to me. I opened, at random, to Isaiah. This is what I read...

Isaiah 43:2-3

"When You walk through deep waters,

I will be with You.

When you go through rivers of difficulty,

you will not drown.

When you walk through the fire of oppression,

you will not be burned up;

the flames will not consume you.

For I am the Lord, Your God."

How amazing is that? God was speaking to me. Just like that. He said, "Taylre... I'm here for ya, anytime." He can be there for you too, but you have got to take Him with you through your difficulties. Christian Chapman made a quote this weekend that was too good not to repeat. He said, "When you go fishing without God, you might catch a whole lot. But, friends, I can assure you that it will be a whole lot of nothing. Take God fishing with you and you'd be amazed what you might catch."

This week, when you are struggling, please know that God is there for you. He loves you more than you could begin to fathom.

and remember... God is Hope (:

Thanks for Reading!

God Bless! :D

Taylre!