This section covers a few different subjects from getting people engaged to the point they are locked, charisma and how it is actually a learnable skill vs something that people are born with, and how to keep people motivated from start to finish along the path. For getting people engaged there has to be an understanding and knowing that they can make an impact, that they have skills, and the objective is of importance. On charisma there is ten teachable or learnable skills, each one playing some significant role with how they can be used when interacting with people, this can help filling ministry roles. Sometimes there are hard paths we travel down to get to where we are going, but they can lake encouragement so leaders need to come along side those to encourage or motivate them to reach their goals.
The basis of the section is how leaders can come along side their volunteers, staff members, or anyone else for that matter and teach them skills, motivate them to reach goals, or help them understand why it is necessary for people to be full engaged. It's funny when I read this book because in so many ways before enrolling in this class there has been times where I've been doing this or currently am doing this in my life. My time before North Central I not only a soldier, but a student and a volunteer at my church back in Duluth, MN where I'm from and these were things that I just picked up on. I've been going to school far long than most people will ever want or would dare too as I started in the fall of 2008 and it's now fall of 2015 and by the time I will graduate it will be close to 8 years if not more since this journey started. People have kept me motivated from one semester to the next especially in the middle of the semester when everything closes in around you. This book has a lot of great tips and tools, it's just a little bland when a student as the experiences of someone who's older than the normal student by eight or nine years maybe more. So tell my fellow students I say to them stay the course, don't loose sight of who God is turning you into, and follow him wherever he leads you.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Warfare: When Spiritual turns physical
So over the past year there has been a series of spiritual attacks which I've experienced beyond anything previously experienced in my walk with Christ, something that people may not put a lot of stock into. It has been an eye opening experience and a humbling one because it's forced me to rely on God even more, to the point where in my dreams when there has been something demonic in them I've cried out physically as if my spirit knew what to do. This is not meant to scare you, but to inform you that, "The devil roams around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour." 1 Peter 5:8. That as Christians we must put on the full armor of Ephesians 6:10-18 and walk with God in a way that is more intentional than ever before, because with him and through him we have victory. Because Christ is the victor, the devil has been defeated and so has death and in the end we will be there in heaven with Christ, resurrected in our new bodies.
So about January after watching a T.V. show on a family that experienced a possession of their child by a demonic being that is when this all really took, but it really started when I made the commitment to come to North Central. A commitment to follow God wherever he took me, to be willing to the point if he asked me to lay down my life for the cause of the Gospel I would which details back to my discipleship. So in early August of 2013, I was laying asleep in my bed when my right ear began to ring intensely and when I woke up there was a dark figure standing in my door way, being that I couldn't move I called out to Jesus and it stopped. Later that week at church, there was a few people who I shared my events with and the prayers were helpful.
Then fast forward to either the fall of 2013 or spring of 2014, I was yet again sleeping or just just about to fall asleep, my head was in my pillow just enough that when this backward force was trying to push my head into the pillow I resisted. For a while everything went quite then in January of this year after watching a tv show about a real exorcism everything flared up where there was times when I was just about asleep then my feet would get grabbed waking me. This went on for a month or two, maybe more, but one morning after a rough night I texted a friend who came over and we prayed over my apartment and me. After that time spent praying everything went quite through the summer, but in late August of this year it started up again with the grabbing of my feet, crazy dreams that either had demons in them or crap, and noises in my apartment. So since then there has been people praying for me constantly and here's a little teaser in case you didn't know; the devil doesn't win. Yup!, he has already lost when Christ was killed on the cross then rose again three days later because death was defeated and we have a restored relationship with our God who created us.
Through this entire course there has been days of little to no sleep and in general a lack of sleep, but something has happened that I'm not sure satan could of anticipated and that is me drawing upon the word of God more than I have for sometime. The moments with God have been sweeter and the intimacy in the relationship has grown, but just because someone is experiencing spiritual attacks doesn't mean they are doing something wrong, quite the opposite they are doing something right. To the point that satan sees them as a threat and uses fear, lies, and anything else to take over us; fills our minds with lies; our emotions with guilt, condemnation, and shame; our hearts with fear and rejection.
God is seeing me through this time and continually shows up even though I "feel" lonely or isolated and the reality is that we aren't. The more time I've spent in scripture, the deeper the connection with God and Christ thus being able to see the lies much clearer than before. The fight doesn't get easier, but relying on God in all things becomes easier because he can do anything and his yoke is easy. You see satan likes take jabs at us where we are the weakest and exploit the weaknesses, from that point he then just begins to enter garbage into your life and spread all sorts of nonsense. A few of my weak points are distinguishing lies, when I'm tired, and emotions. In the past weeks these have all been flaring up, but each day I stand in the armor of God and fight against these attacks. Quoting scripture and worshiping are some of the best ways, but what has helped me is getting other people to pray for which means telling them what has been happening. God is stronger than satan will ever be and his love is perfect and perfect love casts out all fear.
So whatever you are going through reach out to others and start getting people to pray for you because there is strength in having other believers pray for you. Get friends to pray for you and pray over your house, door room, or apartment if necessary. Stay in the Bible, it's your firm foundation, and the gates of hell will never overtake you. Stay connected with other Christians, but above all else keep your relationship with God going.
Hope you've found this help! Take care and God bless!!
So about January after watching a T.V. show on a family that experienced a possession of their child by a demonic being that is when this all really took, but it really started when I made the commitment to come to North Central. A commitment to follow God wherever he took me, to be willing to the point if he asked me to lay down my life for the cause of the Gospel I would which details back to my discipleship. So in early August of 2013, I was laying asleep in my bed when my right ear began to ring intensely and when I woke up there was a dark figure standing in my door way, being that I couldn't move I called out to Jesus and it stopped. Later that week at church, there was a few people who I shared my events with and the prayers were helpful.
Then fast forward to either the fall of 2013 or spring of 2014, I was yet again sleeping or just just about to fall asleep, my head was in my pillow just enough that when this backward force was trying to push my head into the pillow I resisted. For a while everything went quite then in January of this year after watching a tv show about a real exorcism everything flared up where there was times when I was just about asleep then my feet would get grabbed waking me. This went on for a month or two, maybe more, but one morning after a rough night I texted a friend who came over and we prayed over my apartment and me. After that time spent praying everything went quite through the summer, but in late August of this year it started up again with the grabbing of my feet, crazy dreams that either had demons in them or crap, and noises in my apartment. So since then there has been people praying for me constantly and here's a little teaser in case you didn't know; the devil doesn't win. Yup!, he has already lost when Christ was killed on the cross then rose again three days later because death was defeated and we have a restored relationship with our God who created us.
Through this entire course there has been days of little to no sleep and in general a lack of sleep, but something has happened that I'm not sure satan could of anticipated and that is me drawing upon the word of God more than I have for sometime. The moments with God have been sweeter and the intimacy in the relationship has grown, but just because someone is experiencing spiritual attacks doesn't mean they are doing something wrong, quite the opposite they are doing something right. To the point that satan sees them as a threat and uses fear, lies, and anything else to take over us; fills our minds with lies; our emotions with guilt, condemnation, and shame; our hearts with fear and rejection.
God is seeing me through this time and continually shows up even though I "feel" lonely or isolated and the reality is that we aren't. The more time I've spent in scripture, the deeper the connection with God and Christ thus being able to see the lies much clearer than before. The fight doesn't get easier, but relying on God in all things becomes easier because he can do anything and his yoke is easy. You see satan likes take jabs at us where we are the weakest and exploit the weaknesses, from that point he then just begins to enter garbage into your life and spread all sorts of nonsense. A few of my weak points are distinguishing lies, when I'm tired, and emotions. In the past weeks these have all been flaring up, but each day I stand in the armor of God and fight against these attacks. Quoting scripture and worshiping are some of the best ways, but what has helped me is getting other people to pray for which means telling them what has been happening. God is stronger than satan will ever be and his love is perfect and perfect love casts out all fear.
So whatever you are going through reach out to others and start getting people to pray for you because there is strength in having other believers pray for you. Get friends to pray for you and pray over your house, door room, or apartment if necessary. Stay in the Bible, it's your firm foundation, and the gates of hell will never overtake you. Stay connected with other Christians, but above all else keep your relationship with God going.
Hope you've found this help! Take care and God bless!!
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Blog: IYH 260-271
Process and the People, there are times when both of these have to be taken into account when issues arise along the course of an organizations time. This sections covers what is necessary for people involved with organizations and identifies training that would be helpful along with wise decision making on who to hire. A lot of what this section talks about is knowing who is the right person for the job, do they have the right training or are they trained correctly, and do they have the proper leadership skills which encompass the roles they must fill. All procedures for the processes that leaders will need to be clearly defined as to have a better understanding of what it will take to complete tasks in order to assure no severe issues happen. There also needs to be a way to measure and quantify the process so you can measure when things are effective and understand when they are not. Once there is a process defined then steps need to be taken to continually improve the process this ensures that the process will be the effective for the time to come.
Throughout this section we are talking about how to make processes better and how to train our leaders to navigate the process which they will encounter. There is also the need to develop SOPs for the processes and clearly define them as well to make sure that, these are to help the processes and that there will be ways to refine each one. These area all critical because when dealing with people and processes you need to able to identify what is the issues and not misdiagnosing the wrong one, I think this can be an issue when Processes and people overlap in areas. There is also a strong need for solid training for the leadership to help clearly define the issues and facilitate the processes thus having a smooth running organization.
Throughout this section we are talking about how to make processes better and how to train our leaders to navigate the process which they will encounter. There is also the need to develop SOPs for the processes and clearly define them as well to make sure that, these are to help the processes and that there will be ways to refine each one. These area all critical because when dealing with people and processes you need to able to identify what is the issues and not misdiagnosing the wrong one, I think this can be an issue when Processes and people overlap in areas. There is also a strong need for solid training for the leadership to help clearly define the issues and facilitate the processes thus having a smooth running organization.
Friday, September 18, 2015
Blog: IYH 212-221 World Class Leadership Skills-"The Sterling Silver Cord"
The basics of this reading was talking about the Sterling Silver Cord which is essentially what a world class leader needs to be able to traverse to provide the best leader style regardless of the task at hand. On each end of the cord you have Strategic Skills and Tactical skills; while Strategic is more big picture thinking and developing the plan, tactical is more about putting the plan into action. Thus creating a working idea of what the strategic planning had been. Along the Sterling Silver Cord there is 5 basic categories: 1) Strong at conceptualizing, but can't execute, 2) Strong Strategically, w/ some appreciation of the impact of the day to day, 3) Excellent tactically, and with some ability to ensure that day to day activities contribute to the strategic direction, 4) Great at today's priorities, but unable to provide clear motivating vision, and 5) Able to appreciate both strategy and tactics and their relationship, but not yet able to sustain this understanding in turbulent times.
As we talked about in class there are various possibilities for someone wanting to create in their work place a leadership style that works well with others, but there is also the challenges that we face when working with others who don't change.The material is well thought out, but something that was ingrained in me while in the Army was knowing the job of the people above me, knowing the mission, the end state, and just about every detail there was. We would walk through on models and we are verbally vomit back the information to our leadership displaying that we understood the task at hand. I was never there at the planning stage for missions, but when working on a squad level of nine soldiers including leadership everyone has a part to play, you have to understand the strategical aspect as well as the tactical if you want the mission to be a success. You're always trying to minimize casualties, collateral damage. and risk, but somethings are unavoidable in war. The fact of the matter as a Specialist E-4 you hand to have a working knowledge and understanding of both Strategic & Tactical leadership. I may not have been in charge of soldiers, but I had to understand this world because my life depended on it. To me that church is depending on its pastors and not only that there are people who need us to succeed because we are called to live misionally in this world, and there will be people who need us.
Geldart, Phil. In Your Hands: The Behaviors of a World-class Leader. [Guelph, Ont.?]: Eagle's Flight Creative Training Excellence, 1998. Print.
As we talked about in class there are various possibilities for someone wanting to create in their work place a leadership style that works well with others, but there is also the challenges that we face when working with others who don't change.The material is well thought out, but something that was ingrained in me while in the Army was knowing the job of the people above me, knowing the mission, the end state, and just about every detail there was. We would walk through on models and we are verbally vomit back the information to our leadership displaying that we understood the task at hand. I was never there at the planning stage for missions, but when working on a squad level of nine soldiers including leadership everyone has a part to play, you have to understand the strategical aspect as well as the tactical if you want the mission to be a success. You're always trying to minimize casualties, collateral damage. and risk, but somethings are unavoidable in war. The fact of the matter as a Specialist E-4 you hand to have a working knowledge and understanding of both Strategic & Tactical leadership. I may not have been in charge of soldiers, but I had to understand this world because my life depended on it. To me that church is depending on its pastors and not only that there are people who need us to succeed because we are called to live misionally in this world, and there will be people who need us.
Geldart, Phil. In Your Hands: The Behaviors of a World-class Leader. [Guelph, Ont.?]: Eagle's Flight Creative Training Excellence, 1998. Print.
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Blog: Podcast - Developing a Strategic Plan
What's needed for developing a strategic plan within a church is willingness to find a direction in which the leadership of the church wants to go. The necessary need for movement regardless if it's positive or negative. It's about setting a determined time and going forward as a team and if necessary coming before the congregation to let them know how the process is going.
When moving about during my time in the Army National Guard while deployed to Iraq we had to develop plans when moving from site to site or mission to mission. There was always a plan regarding our movements and how we would react if things didn't go as planned. Tactics, techniques, and procedures or simply put TTPs was how we operated; the enemy had their TTPs as did we so naturally we are trying to counter their TTPs, but in a real world that doesn't always happen.
When moving about during my time in the Army National Guard while deployed to Iraq we had to develop plans when moving from site to site or mission to mission. There was always a plan regarding our movements and how we would react if things didn't go as planned. Tactics, techniques, and procedures or simply put TTPs was how we operated; the enemy had their TTPs as did we so naturally we are trying to counter their TTPs, but in a real world that doesn't always happen.
Friday, July 24, 2015
Expect The Unexpected
This partial quote is the premise of this blog; it is rather funny because during one of my quiet times with God this quote came out and it was not me who formed it. I think as Christ follower we need to have an open mind when walking hand in hand with God as he does what he sees fit. There are times when he does it simply because he loves us, loves to see the joy in our faces, and hear our praises.
At times in life we think we have figured everything out; where we are going to live, what we will do for a career, and what the rest of our life will look like. Here is something though that is true for me because of where I am and the direction to where my life is heading only God knows. However even now during the midst of a summer that has been working two jobs, spending time with friends, and resting there has been a lot of unexpected moments, moments when nothing else matters, but what is right in front of me. Often at times we let things pull our attention in different directions and we forget what our center which is Christ. So how can we keep God at the center? Even now when I'm typing this my answer and thoughts aren't clear, but what is knowing that God is my first priority with his will for my life following closely behind him.
There is multiple differences between this summer and last, both were periods of growth, but challenging in their own rights. Last summer was filled with an out of control situation or so it seemed, with financial hardships, and isolation which led me down some very hard times. Now those hard times prepared me for what this summer had to bring, something which was not seen by me because I cannot see the future, but God certainly knew where this was taking me. This summer has consisted of my laptop dying, frustrations with one of my jobs, and now the typical brake job. Here's the difference though, when things got rough at the end of this past semester my eyes were fixed on God and throughout this summer that's where they have been through saving up for a computer and now getting ready to buy parts for my vehicle. You see things continue to pull at us, trying to get us to loose our focus off of God, Christ, and the Cross and it is our duty to keep our focus on the one who saved us, who provides continually.
This hasn't been an easy road, but what allows me to push through is my relationship with God and knowing that he's right there walking with me through these hard times when life seems to be going all wrong or completely right. It is nothing that I have done by my own strength, but what he has done for me. Most of my close friends know what happen last summer and they knew the bind which I was in and this is why we need community because those friends are the ones who came along side me, who cheered me up, made me laugh and forget what was going on. This summer has been so polar opposite that it's a wonder what happened between the two, however there has been much internalized for me that it is hard to share. Everything that I have is not because of me or the hours that I've worked to save up for items that are needed, but because God's provision you see in my life he the first and the last meaning he gets all the glory, all my praise even in the hard times when I doubt.
So in the end, do not wonder what the next day will hold, but hold fast to the one who loves you our heavenly Father and creator of us all. God. The beginning and the end, the creator of the heavens and the earth, the Alpha and the Omega. For he is my rock, my joy, my delight, my strong tower. When God is working in your life I would encourage you to expect the unexpected and see what he does for you. Find hope that comes from Jesus Christ the Risen lamb.
Hope you enjoyed reading this! Take care and God bless!!
There is multiple differences between this summer and last, both were periods of growth, but challenging in their own rights. Last summer was filled with an out of control situation or so it seemed, with financial hardships, and isolation which led me down some very hard times. Now those hard times prepared me for what this summer had to bring, something which was not seen by me because I cannot see the future, but God certainly knew where this was taking me. This summer has consisted of my laptop dying, frustrations with one of my jobs, and now the typical brake job. Here's the difference though, when things got rough at the end of this past semester my eyes were fixed on God and throughout this summer that's where they have been through saving up for a computer and now getting ready to buy parts for my vehicle. You see things continue to pull at us, trying to get us to loose our focus off of God, Christ, and the Cross and it is our duty to keep our focus on the one who saved us, who provides continually.
This hasn't been an easy road, but what allows me to push through is my relationship with God and knowing that he's right there walking with me through these hard times when life seems to be going all wrong or completely right. It is nothing that I have done by my own strength, but what he has done for me. Most of my close friends know what happen last summer and they knew the bind which I was in and this is why we need community because those friends are the ones who came along side me, who cheered me up, made me laugh and forget what was going on. This summer has been so polar opposite that it's a wonder what happened between the two, however there has been much internalized for me that it is hard to share. Everything that I have is not because of me or the hours that I've worked to save up for items that are needed, but because God's provision you see in my life he the first and the last meaning he gets all the glory, all my praise even in the hard times when I doubt.
So in the end, do not wonder what the next day will hold, but hold fast to the one who loves you our heavenly Father and creator of us all. God. The beginning and the end, the creator of the heavens and the earth, the Alpha and the Omega. For he is my rock, my joy, my delight, my strong tower. When God is working in your life I would encourage you to expect the unexpected and see what he does for you. Find hope that comes from Jesus Christ the Risen lamb.
Hope you enjoyed reading this! Take care and God bless!!
Monday, February 16, 2015
"The Despair and Doubt"
Over the course of the summer of 2014 I had one of the roughest periods since coming back home from Iraq and the depression was like nothing else honestly. I remember one afternoon is particular that when as I was watching a video series by John Eldridge and his sons. The video was specifically focused on that when going through trials pain isn't the biggest battle. The biggest challenge is with doubt and despair, that even now there are moments of doubt and despair, but the beauty of it all there is something bigger waiting in the end of my journey.
I think there is a lot of people out there in the world who deal with doubt and despair, who maybe have misconceptions about christianity and this "religion is all about." One of the biggest things that I have noticed in my life even when there seems to be darkness all around me in this peculiar light that tells me to look ahead and not to the moment. Not sure how to describe this, but even now amongst the challenges of life and the battles which have been waged for our lives there is this peace that surpasses all understanding.
But back to the video which I was watching this summer; last week I went through some of the thoughts that came from which helped me understand what was being spoken and how the challenges we face aren't the pain that comes from loss, but the darkness and despair which we face in the quiet of the night. Just last week I went through a bout of depression that Satan used to interject some nasty thoughts, but hey I'm still not because of anything I've done. Psalm 73:26 says this, "My flesh and my heart may fail. but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Instead of doing things on his own Asaph understood that God was his strength and his portion thus showing us that God can do everything and in our fragility we need his strength.
You see my biggest challenge is the doubt and the despair and for those of you who read this I'm going to be exceptionally clear here as possible. That being said, depression has been a constant battle since about 4th or 5th grade and along with that depression came dark and condemning thoughts of suicide which satan interjects when I am at my weakest. I can tell you that these are not my thoughts and that I've never attempted suicide, but in these moments of doubt and despair this thought comes trailing in like that of a cold nor'easter rolling into Duluth which is beautiful in it's own way, but just like that night when the Edmond Fitzgerald went with those waves on Lake Superior so do those waves beat against me.
But here's the flip side to that coin and the hope that doesn't disappoint which is found in Jesus Christ, the Cross, and his blood. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weakness, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weakness, hardships, in persecution, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." You see this is exactly what I'm talking about because satan cannot overcome the cross and the power of the blood and will never overcome. What I am not saying is if you aren't have these struggles is that you're wrong, as every person has their own challenges and that's the reality of it. I can point to numerous other struggles in my life which pales in comparison to this. Just because your struggles are different than mine doesn't make them any less and regardless of what anyone says I can tell you this, that when Christ was on the cross he experienced everything we would ever go through on this earth so when you're weak cry out to him.
"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:16-18. You see everything we see in front of us is just temporary and yet we store up worldly possessions for ourselves to ease our pain, but the biggest hope we have is in our God that is unseen and his son who sits at the right hand of his father interceding on our behalf. So take heart in what is unseen and fixate on God give him everything that you have to offer. Our troubles are momentary that's the reality of it and the hope in eternity is beyond measure. Take heart! I hope this has encouraged you as you've read this and that you may find hope in the Cross.
Take care and God bless!
I think there is a lot of people out there in the world who deal with doubt and despair, who maybe have misconceptions about christianity and this "religion is all about." One of the biggest things that I have noticed in my life even when there seems to be darkness all around me in this peculiar light that tells me to look ahead and not to the moment. Not sure how to describe this, but even now amongst the challenges of life and the battles which have been waged for our lives there is this peace that surpasses all understanding.
But back to the video which I was watching this summer; last week I went through some of the thoughts that came from which helped me understand what was being spoken and how the challenges we face aren't the pain that comes from loss, but the darkness and despair which we face in the quiet of the night. Just last week I went through a bout of depression that Satan used to interject some nasty thoughts, but hey I'm still not because of anything I've done. Psalm 73:26 says this, "My flesh and my heart may fail. but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Instead of doing things on his own Asaph understood that God was his strength and his portion thus showing us that God can do everything and in our fragility we need his strength.
You see my biggest challenge is the doubt and the despair and for those of you who read this I'm going to be exceptionally clear here as possible. That being said, depression has been a constant battle since about 4th or 5th grade and along with that depression came dark and condemning thoughts of suicide which satan interjects when I am at my weakest. I can tell you that these are not my thoughts and that I've never attempted suicide, but in these moments of doubt and despair this thought comes trailing in like that of a cold nor'easter rolling into Duluth which is beautiful in it's own way, but just like that night when the Edmond Fitzgerald went with those waves on Lake Superior so do those waves beat against me.
But here's the flip side to that coin and the hope that doesn't disappoint which is found in Jesus Christ, the Cross, and his blood. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weakness, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weakness, hardships, in persecution, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." You see this is exactly what I'm talking about because satan cannot overcome the cross and the power of the blood and will never overcome. What I am not saying is if you aren't have these struggles is that you're wrong, as every person has their own challenges and that's the reality of it. I can point to numerous other struggles in my life which pales in comparison to this. Just because your struggles are different than mine doesn't make them any less and regardless of what anyone says I can tell you this, that when Christ was on the cross he experienced everything we would ever go through on this earth so when you're weak cry out to him.
"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:16-18. You see everything we see in front of us is just temporary and yet we store up worldly possessions for ourselves to ease our pain, but the biggest hope we have is in our God that is unseen and his son who sits at the right hand of his father interceding on our behalf. So take heart in what is unseen and fixate on God give him everything that you have to offer. Our troubles are momentary that's the reality of it and the hope in eternity is beyond measure. Take heart! I hope this has encouraged you as you've read this and that you may find hope in the Cross.
Take care and God bless!
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