Where does my hope come from? My hope comes from the Lord our God who provides for all of us. I think it says that in the Bible somewhere too but I'm not good at quoting scripture.
A few days ago I was worried because I only had $3 left in my pocket. I prayed that God would provide an answer for me. I got the idea to purchase a $1 lottery ticket and in spite of having a consistent losing streak when it comes to such things, I actually won my dollar back. I decided to buy another one and see what happened. I actually won $21 on the next ticket.
Good thing, because when I got back in my truck the oil warning light on the dash immediately came on. Without winning that lottery ticket I wouldn't have been able to buy the one quart of oil necessary to keep me on the road. I contemplated the cosmic coincidences of that sort of thing randoming happening on its own and decided that He is still looking out for me somehow.
So, now it's got me wondering, Is God down with gambling or does He just use whatever tools he has handy at the time to accomplish His divine purpose, kinda like when the tool in your hand can become a hammer at the appropriate moment?
Related humor:
A man prayed every day, "God, please help me win the lottery today."
Finally after several months, God spoke to him, in a booming voice, "Meet me halfway on this, Bob. Buy a ticket."
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Very good brother!
Psalm 121 "I lift up my eyes to the hills-
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot slip-
he who watches over you will not slumber;
indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord watches over you-
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
The Lord will keep you from all harm-
he will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
Fill up with more oil by reading the Bible!
Love, Sis
I shudder every time I see a car with the "God is my CoPilot" sticker - I don't even want to be on the same road as drivers who believe that.
I hope the God thing works out for you, but my experience is that we all make our own existence. I don't believe in a mythical being to help me out of all my problems - I have faith in only one thing - me. If I succeed, it's because of my own work...if I fail, it's because of my own screwups.
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