Today's episode won't look much like a regular FOF episode. The Lord has blessed me with so many things to keep busy with I didn't think I'd be able to get a chance to sit and record and episode. But the Lord made a way!

This episode is mostly me catching y'all up on what's been going on in my life lately and something spiritual I've learned through this busy time. We are truly going to be raw and real in this episode (very little editing) and talk about the things in life here recently!

Let’s be real. This is a very broken, messed up, and sinful world we live in and if you’re anything like me, sometimes that realization can be discouraging, heartbreaking, and even overwhelming. But in this episode, we are reading through scripture passages that remind us why we don’t have to give into that feeling of hopelessness. Why we can go through life having hope. And, equally as important, why we can go through hard times and struggle with that same hope.

Jesus Christ. He is the reason. Scripture says He is our living Hope. Our hope in Jesus Christ isn’t stagnant or fleeting. It’s not temporary. It is constant because Christ is constant! When we put our hope in Jesus, our Hope is everlasting.

And with that Hope, maybe we can cause an unbeliever to wonder how it is that we can go through hard times with so much hope and come out the other side with joy and thanksgiving. Maybe that causes them to want to find out more about our Christ.

So, as we go through hard times and struggles, let’s remember that our hope is not found in earthly things, but in our living God!

In today's episode, we get to see just how much we have to be grateful for! God has given us every reason to be content... yes, even when things are feeling overwhelming and uncertain. As it says in scripture, we can "Be content with what you have, because God has said, 'Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you'".

Even if that's "all", we have so much to be grateful for and content with because of Christ, because Christ died for us, because Christ loves us that much!