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Is It Obvious Where You Have Been?

    IS IT OBVIOUS WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN? By Daneille Gray Snowden    Picture this, someone knocks on your door and you open it; your visitor see's you covered with flour-her first remark is; "I see you are cooking!" Not only does she know what your are doing, and also where you were, she then likely knows what you are fixing for dinner.       It has happened to me more times than I can count and it was either a pie, chicken-n-noodles or some type of bread. I am quite talented in basking myself (literally) in what I am doing.     As a Christian, (which is one who is to be Christ-like) we are to be LIGHTS in this Dark world. We are to shine Hope, Help and Love to all who are in our path. The question is; are we? My devotions brought me here today, I was reading Oswald Chambers in his book My Utmost for His Highest (April 22). I have read in the past his life story, thus my respect for his words (in his wife's pen) speak deeply. Today's devotion was called

WHEN HOPE DIES; HOPE WILL ARISE

WHEN HOPE DIES; HOPE WILL ARISE   The question is where does our HOPE lay? As we live our lives, we face many storms and strong currents that pull us down, over and over again. Yet, we are back on top again riding along the waves that come. We learn that we do not have to live in fear, but to keep our eyes on Him who will pull us out of the torrential waters into a safe haven with Him; Who is the Lord of all, Jesus!   Somethings in our lives, that have taken precedence over what God intended for us to prosper must die. Sometimes, we just face another END to a chapter in the book of our lives. Also, things that are staples in most people's lives are not be in ours and it is taken away. All of this is where we as humans tend to place our hope's in.    But let me tell you; there is a HOPE that is ALL POWERFUL, ALL PRESENT and ETERNAL and that is our Lord Jesus Christ! He had to die first, to then bring us ALL this amazing HOPE for our lives. Let things go, let people go