Romans 5:3-5 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. Hope. A lot of people think the word hope means foolishly and wishfully wanting something. Like wishing to meet the girl or guy of your dreams, longing for and wanting t

FRESH FIRE…….why would I need it, and what purpose does it serve in my life? Well, travel back with me to when the Israelites were being barbarously beaten on the daily in a scolding hot desert climate. They endured this at the hands of the Egyptians all so they could keep up the pace for building specialty shrines for dead Pharaohs and palaces for the ones still living and in power. A time when they had lost their compass for what God intended for them in the first place. Th