Does Hope Cease At Physical Death Or Does It Metamorph Into Despair?
Today in church while in church we were discussing , Jack Hayford's ,"Invading The Impossible" , the question was asked does hope die at physical death ?
Since I died 3 x nearly 8 years ago , and I'm writing this I could only honestly answer no . Sadly though for many who endure an unplanned , life changing , trauma , despair is the frequent fruit often yielding their expiration .
Many times I have witnessed those with little or no Faith whither and expire .
My age maybe a plus , but I must confess that overcoming that obstacle has been far more difficult than overcoming my stroke .
Frequently I have had to ask not to be treated like I'm 85 , I don't know anything about it except it's a number , my body knows even less .
Today my Hope and Faith are very high and very real . Because of my deep Faith , knowing that God is forever with me , and my very determined efforts to excel , every bit of progress is a victory . I have known 8 years of continuous progress THANK GOD and by Hope and continuous Faithful Prayer I can only expect more .Only God knows when this trip ends and I can only know by being there at the end , "Run the good race , fight the good fight " .
One of my greatest and ever constant inspirations has been the parapelegic by the pool in Bethesda . He waited 38 years for his healing . I have no reason to believe that mine will be that long , but I do prize the many blessed perspectives of being able to view life differently .
This has been a blessing we cannot imagine possible .
God does answer prayer , and prayer does change things . It is the most valuable gift we can give , because true prayer comes from the heart . It never costs but has magnanamus returns
Many times , much more frequent than I care to recall , I have witnessed destitute individuals void of Hope and Faith and completely unknowing God languish in despair , until they wither and die .
Since I died 3 x nearly 8 years ago , and I'm writing this I could only honestly answer no . Sadly though for many who endure an unplanned , life changing , trauma , despair is the frequent fruit often yielding their expiration .
Many times I have witnessed those with little or no Faith whither and expire .
My age maybe a plus , but I must confess that overcoming that obstacle has been far more difficult than overcoming my stroke .
Frequently I have had to ask not to be treated like I'm 85 , I don't know anything about it except it's a number , my body knows even less .
Today my Hope and Faith are very high and very real . Because of my deep Faith , knowing that God is forever with me , and my very determined efforts to excel , every bit of progress is a victory . I have known 8 years of continuous progress THANK GOD and by Hope and continuous Faithful Prayer I can only expect more .Only God knows when this trip ends and I can only know by being there at the end , "Run the good race , fight the good fight " .
One of my greatest and ever constant inspirations has been the parapelegic by the pool in Bethesda . He waited 38 years for his healing . I have no reason to believe that mine will be that long , but I do prize the many blessed perspectives of being able to view life differently .
This has been a blessing we cannot imagine possible .
God does answer prayer , and prayer does change things . It is the most valuable gift we can give , because true prayer comes from the heart . It never costs but has magnanamus returns
Many times , much more frequent than I care to recall , I have witnessed destitute individuals void of Hope and Faith and completely unknowing God languish in despair , until they wither and die .
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Comment by Rhoda Stephenson on January 21, 2009 at 11:09am -
Wow Rob. Sounds like the Kingdom of Heaven at hand.
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Comment by Rob Clinton on January 21, 2009 at 8:41am -
Very good post Russell.
I believe that as long as we have belief and faith, we will have hope.
I believe our material body is just an expression of our innermost thoughts and beliefs, so even when the material body dissolves, the real "you" still exists. That can be called your soul, spirit, quantum fluctuations of energy and information.
This person - who is “you” - never dies, and still believes and has hope.
That hope and energy will always be the fuel that gives life to God's manifestations of your desires.
The real "YOU" is eternal. The body is just an expression of "YOU", who are a child of “God”, which also makes the body an expression of “God”, thus “we” were made in the image of “God”.
I believe that when we desire anything in life sometimes we tend to become desperate for it, and that need or desperation can sometimes become our enemy and also an internal contradiction with our desires of happiness or healing.
The magical world that we live in is all about "believing is seeing", not "seeing is believing".
When we believe first, we will see.
There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.
In order to be healed, we need to become healing.
We should seek God always, who is constantly pouring through ever particle of our body, and makes everything new. This power resides in you. Believe.
Be the healing, and you will be healed in more the ways than you can possibly imagine.
There is no destination to anything that God has not already created.
God is manifesting right this very moment and always is.
Be who and what you desire this very moment.
Just be, and except your present gift with unprecedented gratitude, and blessings will flow through you like rivers of living waters, and give life to you and everyone else around you.
You are already healed my friend, because you are the healing. God has given you this gift.
Now you have the power to heal the world.
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