tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post4403000408279447681..comments2023-06-16T04:47:26.301-05:00Comments on Laura Rath ~ Journey in Faith: Hope Changes EverythingLaura Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524290825130536188noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-73388580750996529552018-02-21T02:21:04.541-06:002018-02-21T02:21:04.541-06:00Hi Laura, such a great reminder that seasons come ...Hi Laura, such a great reminder that seasons come and seasons go. If we're in a tough season, this too shall pass. There is always hope in Christ. Great post<br />God bless<br />TracyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-27771314080451623572018-02-20T22:45:50.450-06:002018-02-20T22:45:50.450-06:00Amen! Hoping for spring here too, but hoping even ...Amen! Hoping for spring here too, but hoping even more to continue finding God's grace through these changing seasons. Oh, I agree so much--what would we do without Jesus? I'm blessed to be your neighbor over at #GraceandTruth!BettieGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184677704960428160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-75871500253058028632018-02-18T00:33:38.377-06:002018-02-18T00:33:38.377-06:00I'm like you ... I can't imagine how peopl...I'm like you ... I can't imagine how people trudge through life without Jesus. But with Him, even though we face those dark and dreary seasons, we don't do it alone. Praise God for His faithfulness!Donna Reidlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15093807018808620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-33858719755890361482018-02-17T14:50:06.893-06:002018-02-17T14:50:06.893-06:00I can't imagine walking through life without J...I can't imagine walking through life without Jesus either, Laura! This was such wonderful encouragement on these cold, icy, long, depressing days of winter. Spring DOES come! Hallelujah!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07192242058580855882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-31380829570850955232018-02-16T21:25:23.727-06:002018-02-16T21:25:23.727-06:00Such great encouragement here, Laura. THe other da...Such great encouragement here, Laura. THe other day I was looking out the window and listening to the birds chirp. They were whistling so contently and I was reminded that they worry for nothing. God takes care of them, they only have reasons to chirp happily. But so do we because how much more does God care for us. Nature is such a great reminder of a great God. Thanks for joining us at Sitting Among Friend Blog Party. I am linking today through Grace and Truth Linkup. Jaime Wiebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09970450192410616493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-62598094041201479012018-02-16T07:51:12.434-06:002018-02-16T07:51:12.434-06:00Yes, with Jesus, there is always, always hope. Th...Yes, with Jesus, there is always, always hope. Thanks for the blessing of your thoughts here today! (Stopping by from Deb's place)Martha Jane Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620499267401065780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-42586474652129781442018-02-15T23:30:26.749-06:002018-02-15T23:30:26.749-06:00This is such a perfect word for any time in our li...This is such a perfect word for any time in our lives really. And seasons of change will always be inevitable but knowing Jesus anchors us is a comforting truth when life is anything but. Have a lovely weekend, Laura. Keep sharing, it is such a blessing.Meg Weyerbacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138890324047342747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-64533754861644541852018-02-15T21:12:24.796-06:002018-02-15T21:12:24.796-06:00I shared a devotional about this very thing last S...I shared a devotional about this very thing last Saturday at a ladies brunch. We don't always like the winter but we know it is a season that God ordained for good reasons. We grow through those winter seasons when we allow Him to do His thing and trust Him through it. Thank you for these encouraging words! Blessings --- (Stopping by from #HeartEncouragement)Rachel Quigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02264132190417554068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-13356773999183170042018-02-15T09:14:17.624-06:002018-02-15T09:14:17.624-06:00Hope is such a beautiful word. I thank the Lord t...Hope is such a beautiful word. I thank the Lord that because of the hope He offers, we can even be thankful for the valleys, the hard days and seasons. And even for winter:) Thanks for the reminder!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02922994263280650480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-60296440043938799472018-02-14T13:56:35.413-06:002018-02-14T13:56:35.413-06:00I've been reading in John 1 this morning so th...I've been reading in John 1 this morning so this really stands out to me: "Without Jesus, there would be no light to break through the darkness." Amen! Thanks, Laura. Lisa notes...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07103364395238899215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-8123210597383711622018-02-14T09:13:43.839-06:002018-02-14T09:13:43.839-06:00Yes, yes! I used to hate the changing of seasons, ...Yes, yes! I used to hate the changing of seasons, unless it was summer coming, but God has really adjusted my perspective and shown me how we need them all because He has work to do in us and through us during each season, even the hard, dreary ones. Thank you for sharing this at #PorchStories. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14399372926189206869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-30003021995171553402018-02-14T08:04:06.532-06:002018-02-14T08:04:06.532-06:00Amen!! Because of Him : ) What a blessing hope is...Amen!! Because of Him : ) What a blessing hope is!Bethany McIlrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322793398329595901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-3530992277276377782018-02-14T07:00:30.826-06:002018-02-14T07:00:30.826-06:00Amen! God had a plan when He made these cycles of ...Amen! God had a plan when He made these cycles of life. Thank you for this lovely encouragement!Alyson | WriteThemOnMyHearthttp://writethemonmyheart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-7925748354924426552018-02-14T04:49:29.716-06:002018-02-14T04:49:29.716-06:00I've been saying it and believing it since 200...I've been saying it and believing it since 2002 - #hopechangeseverything !!!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14364430951695372897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-85459939838035725962018-02-13T22:27:35.251-06:002018-02-13T22:27:35.251-06:00Love your title. Hope changes everything. Because ...Love your title. Hope changes everything. Because it really does. I know that right now I am getting through winter because I hope that spring is around he corner. I am getting through the hard day because Jesus is my hope. Hope is such a sustainer. Theresa Boedekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05313461532575587907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-62326550983165346772018-02-13T17:44:15.282-06:002018-02-13T17:44:15.282-06:00I think we appreciate light more after the darknes...I think we appreciate light more after the darkness. God gave us cycles of life to remind us, tho we need a little more winter here in CA! (He knows that, too!)Sue Moore Donaldsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06433345794676779511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-65827124363032280742018-02-13T07:20:51.601-06:002018-02-13T07:20:51.601-06:00I like to think of winter as a season of PROMISSOR...I like to think of winter as a season of PROMISSORY slumber -- there is so much going on underneath the snow and the frozen ground that we cannot see. What a vivid picture God has given us of the Christian life when we really look at the seasons as you have today! <br />Blessings to you, Laura!Michele Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814119096056835884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-5012169586828067342018-02-13T06:48:08.792-06:002018-02-13T06:48:08.792-06:00Simple truths I tend to forget in the winter seaso...Simple truths I tend to forget in the winter seasons.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408620216193253308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-22133418237886154252018-02-13T00:07:20.693-06:002018-02-13T00:07:20.693-06:00The hard seasons are just so ... well ... HARD! Ye...The hard seasons are just so ... well ... HARD! Yet our joy is only as deep as the sorrow we have faced. Because of our faith, we do know that the spring will come - the sun still rises - and that on the other side of this trial, something beautiful will once again rise. Thank you for this beautiful reminder, Laura! Your words always encourage me ♥Lori Schumakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03146372328978894133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-34400321749885898802018-02-12T22:27:46.931-06:002018-02-12T22:27:46.931-06:00AMEN! So true and so good.AMEN! So true and so good.BARBIEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537827307867912139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858846619214172647.post-38163229086395561982018-02-12T08:44:49.958-06:002018-02-12T08:44:49.958-06:00This is so true, Laura! Without Jesus we would hav...This is so true, Laura! Without Jesus we would have no hope, so He certainly brings a new and hope-filled perspective to every circumstance we face in life. Thanks for you this inspirational word, my friend!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156048755652103073noreply@blogger.com