Heart Hope by Olga

Resolutions are not my thing. I figure that I shouldn’t make them if I’m going to break them. (Can you tell that I know myself well?) However I have found another plan that helps to guide my behavior in a positive way without making me feel guilty for falling short of my goals. Last year my friend Deb told me about how she had each member of her class pick one word for the year. Then my friend Christy had us do a similar exercise at our women's retreat; my word for 2012 became ‘”purpose.” I wanted to have purpose in my words, purpose in my actions and purpose in my life. So when I read two devotionals a week or two ago on the process, I already knew my word--purpose. Surely God would want me to use that one again. It was a good word and I still needed to work on putting it to practice on a daily basis. However, God had different plans for a new word for the new year because immediately upon reading the devotional, the word “security” popped into my mind.  At fi...

Billy was taking care of the kids for the weekend, so that Margaret could go and visit one of her friends who had just had a baby. Billy is a great dad who loves his kids and they adore him, but are also used to having their mother around at bedtime. Apparently Molly was upset and wanted her mother to put her to bed. What was Billy to do? He got creative and gave Molly a picture of Margaret and let her sleep with it during the weekend until her mother returned.  Aren’t we a little like Molly? Now I may not need my mother at bedtime, but I certainly want my Father—my Heavenly Father that is. Whenever going to bed, I want to snuggle into the arms of God and talk to Him about the day. It is a part of my day when I feel safe and secure. I don’t need a picture as a reminder of Him since I know He is there. I can rest in the assurance of His presence even though I can’t see Him, because His Word tells me that He will never leave me.  Do you feel secure with your Father? What ca...