Saturday, October 18, 2014

Believeland


     I am a HUGE Cleveland Browns fan!  Historically, there have been more football seasons filled with disappointment, than with excitement.  One of the things that I love most about being from Cleveland is the faithfulness of the Browns fans.  No matter how bad the season, we never give up on our Browns...it truly is more than an affair...it is a committed relationship!
     There are always seasons in our life that are not the easiest.  At times they could be described as not for the faint of heart, or a season that we wouldn't wish on our worst enemy!  But deep inside, something keeps us going, hoping, BELIEVING, that we shouldn't give up!
     I have had some of those difficult seasons in my life and yet I know what is possible when we choose to reside in Believeland.  The saying, "Hope Springs Eternal" comes to mind.  At the core of my residence in that place is the confident assurance of Jeremiah 29:11, "For I KNOW the plans I have for you, plans not to harm you, but to give you a Future and a Hope!"
    I invite you to be my neighbor in this place of residence where the vision of the residents is simply this...With God ALL THINGS are possible!!!  For those who choose to reside there it is not about religion, it is about a committed relationship with the One who knows us best!!