God's Promise

Welcome to the newest member of the LancesWorld.com family, God's Promise. For the past several months I have felt called to start writing more about my life of faith, the state of the world, and the graces that God offers us, but it wasn't until my roommate, Mike Huxley, started writing his new blog - Wake Up, Dead Man - that I finally decided to answer that call.

As I was trying to decide what the Faith Journal would be like, I toyed with several ideas. Should I make it a personal story about my the road of my faith? Perhaps I should make it an exploration of sin in the world? Should I have made it a faith-based exploration of current events? Perhaps a tool angling for the conversion of others? Ultimately, none of these really appealed to me. Far too many faith-based blogs focus on sin and the way evil has invaded our world. I didn't want to fall into that trap. Likewise, I realized that a guided tour of my walk of faith wouldn't be particularly interesting. I finally settled on the idea of "God's Promise," which I hope will be a beacon of light in the lives of all who read it. In the final analysis, I am sure that God's Promise will turn out to be a combination of all of the elements I mention above, but I will frame it all with the Good News that God has made a promise to us of salvation! Even in the darkest of days, the light that shines forth from God can never be overcome.

This is God's Promise: that He will catch us when we fall, console us when we weep, calm us when we are angry, forgive us when we sin, and love us beyond the end of the world! God's Promise is one of grace and life, and it is offered freely to all people on earth. We are called simply to accept his miraculous gift of grace, and to honor Him for the ultimate sacrifice He made - His own Son, Jesus Christ.

With that, I welcome you to this blog. May you find God's Promise - both this blog, and the real promises God fulfills in our lives every day - truly inspiring and a light in the darkness!