my hope

Psalm 146:5-6, "Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them-the Lord, who remains faithful forever."

I just love the words, "the Lord, who remains faithful forever."  I keep staring at them and think in them in the richest of blessings.  To have faith in One who is faithful FOREVER.  

He is outside of time and yet before we drew a breath, He loved us, knew the number of hairs on our head, knew of our days.  In all my wonderings, He never left me.  He pursued me until I asked Jesus in my heart.  He patiently waited for this prodigal girl to return to His arms when I thought I could do it on my own and He was more of an adornment than my all in all. 

He walked beside me in my toughest years and helped me not stumble but grow stronger...how can that even be?  That is crazy love.  I'm here to tell you, in the tough times, humans don't know what to do, some leave, some point fingers...we're humans...it's kind of what we do.  But not the Maker of heaven and earth, He helps, He stays faithful, He loves, He carries, He forgives.  

 I don't want to live a day without that.  William Nicholson said, "The enemy of salvation is self-sufficiency."  Salvation is mine, I am no longer self-sufficient because my hope is in the Lord alone.