Hope and Faith

I'm outraged

 

I think you can have faith in faith, but not your own faith, but the faith of God which we receive through hearing God's word. For example, when we hear the gospel we are given a measure of faith to believe, the choice is ours if we do or not, then by placing our faith in the work that Jesus did on the cross we receive forgiveness of sins. Then when asked if you are going to heaven you can have faith that your faith (which was given to you)in the atoning work of Jesus on the cross has paid the price for your sins.

 

Then you cowboy up.

If the catastrophe is partially your own doing, you learn from the mistake and grow in wisdom, adapting so you don't repeat the mistake in the future. You try to make amends with anyone who was wrongfully hurt by you, then you press on.

If the catastrophe was nothing you could have forseen, you assess the damage, map out how you plan to recover, and set out to repair and replace what needs repairing and replacing, if possible.

 

Hey Ecilam, what branch of the military are you in? I have a son-in-law who is in the army and is stationed in Iraq right now. Have you been deployed? Are you scheduled to be?

 

I'm an Air Force Staff Sergeant. I'm currently stationed in the UK. I have not yet been sent to the desert, but have friends who have. Whether or not I'm going remains to be seen.

 

Sorry, I thought this thread was about that Kelly Ripa show.