Dear Father,

I love how You just answered my prayer from so many years ago, I forgot I even prayed it.

Well I guess it goes to show, Your memory is far more vast than mine.

...

Hope for change.

Hope for difference.

Hope for the world.

But this hope has to start with me.

I have to change in order to bring change to others.
I have to give up things in order to give to others.
I have to hope in order to bring others hope.

I have not been blessed
just so I can say
"look how blessed I am."


I have been given luxury, given a voice, given a stand, given a free country.
Because He knew what He was doing when He placed me here...


Not so I would sit around and do something insignificant.
Not so I could wait for someone else to make a move.
Not so I could see how others are making a change and applaud them.
Not so I would blend in.

BUT...

He put me here because He knew what I was capable of.

He blessed me so I may bless others.

No more blending in no more excuses. Its time to change for the better and bring hope back to this community, back to the world and it all starts with the most important person in your life. You.