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The Gift of Experience: Hope Prevails

by 💟Crissy~Hijacked

Rated: E · Book · Inspirational · #1915520

Sharing experience and strength offers hope to those who seek wisdom.

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THE GIFT OF EXPERIENCE: HOPE PREVAILS

Hope is the reasonable expectation that something good is going to happen. Without hope, our lives seem desolate and empty. Hope has enabled me to overcome extraordinary amounts of adversity. A good friend pointed out that my circumstances were given to me because I am here to help others. If you are reading this then you should know my faith is strong, and it has only been through the grace of God that these experiences have not overwhelmed me. Welcome.

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💟Crissy~Hijacked

Jan 1, 2021 at 5:58am
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Hey Alexi!

Loved Joyce! She taught me so much truth about the peace and love of God through my journey this far. I remember the story about the Bible studies with shorts and cigarettes.

We all start our greatness somewhere!

I love, love the song "Rattle" by Elevation Worship. It puts the shakedown on the devil when I feel I cannot take another second... "God said Live." Really it's about resurrection power, dry bones coming to life, and faith that you will make it through. "I hear the sound of dry bones rattling..."

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Alexi

Dec 27, 2020 at 8:55am
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Hi Crissy, I hope your holiday was restful and the food nice. I have often listened to Joyce Meyer, years ago, when she first started, I remember she still smoked as she read the word and led the bible studies lol. Over the years she learned the disciplines of the truth and has helped so many.

Failure is the next step to success if we don't give up or faint. You just have to look in the Bible and say for instance David and the trials he went through, but he learned from our God and he passed on the wisdom through the Psalms. Job is another, we must not give up, and just when we think all is lost the answer comes.

Thank you, for sharing today, it has been a learning, we have to listen and act and never give up.

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Alexi

Dec 27, 2020 at 8:55am
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Jay O'Toole

Dec 23, 2020 at 8:48am
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Thanks, Crissy. This is a good reminder.

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Redtowrite

Nov 4, 2020 at 11:03am
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Beautifully written with honesty and compassion for the very real threats black people have to face every day.
I lived in a mixed apartment complex for quite awhile and saw the difference in the way the police approached young black men. It is so real and most white people never see the fear. Working as an RN in a large hospital I was around cops quite a bit. Being in GA, during the 1970's and 1980's there was a lot of prejudice. It seemed to be getting better as we saw more black cops but something is changing in our country. On both sides, people are stressed, drugs are involved and kindness seems to be a weakness. Just my observations. Thanks for the read.
Kat

💟Crissy~Hijacked

May 19, 2019 at 8:43am
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So true, guys. And as the Word says for encouragement on the dark days, summarized, 'know that your fellow believers all over the world are also sharing in Christ's suffering.'
That helps me to know I am not alone in my crisis. He will come around right on time.

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Alexi

May 19, 2019 at 2:09am
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The Holy Spirit, our helper comes to help us when we need him and not a second too late. How wonderful; and marvelous our God is, nice also to know that all over the world we have brothers and sisters like you both.
Blessings.

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Steve McLean

May 18, 2019 at 10:11pm
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The hope in our hearts, fostered by our faith and growing knowledge of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, as we are gradually transformed into complete Christ-likeness, blesses us daily and inspires us to share all we know about God and all we have become so far on our journey of transformation with others, whenever and wherever we are provided opportunities to do so.

As Alexi said, Crissy, this entry in your blog is filled with beautiful words honoring the beauty and joy of hope we all receive when we receive Jesus into our hearts as Lord and Savior, and we become determined to learn more about Him and our Heavenly Father and our Helper, the Holy Spirit, and share the wonderful, exciting things we learn with others, fellow believers and non-believers alike.

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💟Crissy~Hijacked

May 18, 2019 at 4:26pm
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Hopefully next week, Alexi!

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💟Crissy~Hijacked

May 18, 2019 at 4:20pm
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Thank you, Alexi!

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October 27, 2020 at 7:32pm

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Black Hearts Flutter

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I have not written much by way of the Black Lives Matters movement. It's such a strong, powerful, and touching statement that I feared I may misspeak and cause an uproar.

Something came to my heart today as I was on the bus going home from errands, though, and it made such an impact that I asked a young African American mother how she felt about it. She said it was thoughtful and worth sharing with others.

The "Black Lives Matter" slogan doesn't pack as much punch to me as "Black Hearts Flutter." Bear with me.

I know that Black Lives Matter. I've seen the horror, in person, of white people who did not think so. I've been a witness from inside a house while my African American friend was beaten mercilessly by white police officers when they thought that no one was around. Quite frankly, I was steaming. And when I came out to confront them, and they found out I had been watching them, they cuffed me too, with no rhyme, reason, warrant, nothing. I was a witness.

No. It's not enough to say, Black Lives Matter, because what's most important is that Black Hearts Flutter. Black Hearts Flutter when they experience the sadness of loss and despair. Black Hearts Flutter when their eyes dance with joy and laughter. Black Hearts Flutter when love and romance turn their smiles toward the sunshine.

These ordinary human emotions, feelings that African American people experience every day of their lives, seem to have been eliminated from remembrance in the midst of this, the worst time for violence in recent American history.

It feels to me that the Black Fluttering Heart must hope a little harder, pray a little more consistently, wish on more stars, and that is just not right at all. Because God made us all secretly, and God has no favorites. And since he made humans secretly that means he must have put incredible, secret things within that are worth Black Hearts shining to glorify Him.

Black Hearts Flutter just as beautifully, and maybe more so than any heart. I believe those hearts are fluttering in the direction of hope because hope is universal. Hope does not know the boundaries of racism. Hope only knows the vastness of optimism, and the broad range of possibilities we believe God has placed within us.

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October 25, 2020 at 8:17pm

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A Fellow to Many

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It is, in many ways, through our diversity that God gives us examples to love those who are different from us. We can take that love as far as we would like. ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only **

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Sometimes we are greedy, but our fellow believer is generous.

Sometimes we act foolishly, but our fellow is wise, patient, and prudent.

Sometimes we are inconsolable and so grieved we forget how to love, but our fellow has plenty of love, and maybe a hug to offer in our darkest moments.

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And sometimes we Are the fellow to someone who is greedy or grieved, or acting foolishly.

We are God's children, the Brethren of Jesus, sisters and brothers in Christ.

I wanted to tell you how proud I am of you for your dedication to God, and your eagerness to carry out His will to be a fellow to so many.

God bless you.

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