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Keep Your Hope Alive

'Having hope will give you courage...' Job 11:18

Hope is a powerful force. It arouses your mind to explore every possible angle. It enables you to overcome the daunting obstacles. It's absolutely essential to the life God wants you to live. It's the fuel your heart runs on. It's the single biggest difference between those who persevere and those who give up. Hope is what makes couples say, 'I do,' without any guarantees, and later, after all the broken promises, pick up the pieces and try again knowing it can get better. It's why composers agonize over a score and artists over a canvas, believing some glimmer of beauty will emerge from the struggle. As an old man Henri Matisse was crippled with agonizing arthritis. When asked why he continued to wrap his swollen fingers around a brush every day he replied, 'The pain goes away; the beauty endures.' Laboring to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo grew so discouraged that he wanted to quit. But every morning hope pushed him up the ladder to fulfill his magnificent vision. Hope is what made Abraham leave home without knowing where God was taking him. It made Paul challenge the powers of Rome. It's what fueled the Old Testament prophets to keep taking on City Hall! This is not blind optimism, but faith focused, and hope-in God. '...You have been my hope...my confidence since my youth' (Psalm 71:5 NIV). You can survive the loss of many things, but not the loss of hope. Nobody experienced greater loss than Job, yet he wrote: 'Having hope will give you courage.' So keep your hope alive by trusting in God! .

(Taken from Word For Today )

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Himley Road is a church for all the family. Everyone is welcome!

Worshipping God is at the heart of all we do and we share in a variety of worship styles.

There are a number of weekly activities which we hope meet the needs of many different people.

We believe in the value of all people as children of God and that everyone has been gifted by God in some way.

We encourage the use of these gifts in service to God and his people.

We hope you enjoy the website, and if you have any queries do let us know.

God bless you. Rev Steve Jackson.