Saturday, July 23rd

This QT was really special. I spent a lot of time with my son today, we went to meet Lance Nix of the Texas Rangers, and he slept through the whole thing. I got him a poster, though, and took some pictures for him, so hopefully someday he will appreciate things. Anyway, my quiet time today was spent with my son. I read to him. Even though he really didn't understand much, I just thought it was special due to our first QT together. Hopefully, many more will follow. On to the goods.

Earthly Hope and Heavenly Hope

I read in "Cry of the Soul" with my son, and what I read to him was about earthly hope and heavenly hope. What I discovered is that it is much like earthly sorrow and godly sorrow. Earthly sorrow is like "sorry for being caught" whereas Godly sorrow is being sorry to the core. Wanting to make things right and doing what it takes to truely repent. Earthly hope is hope in people and that things will go right. What normally happens with earthly hope is that the thing you want to get better, does get better, but then something else falls apart, and hence the whole world falls apart. Heavenly hope, on the otherhand, is when there is a vision of redemption in the mist of the muck. It's relying on God through thick and thin, knowing that the light at the end of the tunnel is not a train. BUT WHAT IF IT IS A TRAIN? Then God knows that with hope in him, he can stop the train and give you a ride back to the train station. That is what Heavenly hope is all about.

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