Micah 7

This chapter is just unbelievable! Even the heading attracts me...Misery Turned to Hope. I feel like this theme is one that I couldn't hear enough of. So many times in my life I feel like things are going great and then I hit rock-bottom all of a sudden. I know that valleys are going to happen like bumps in the road so I sort of expect them to happen every now and then. When things are going good, I always tell myself that my faith is strong enough to trust God and to get through the climb of the valley. But, I guess I don't expect the climb to be quite as hard as it turns out to be. I tell myself that things will get better and then they don't (at least as fast as I want them to). Then, I kinda throw everything overboard and throw up the white flag like I've had enough. That isn't gonna work and I know it, but it I let myself get discouraged! As I read this chapter, I realized that I had pretty much become complacent with the huge valley that I have been in for a couple months, and I needed to get out of it because I am just sick of feeling so angry about certain things. I want to show others that I am a strong Christian and be an example for them to live by...and I wasn't doing it. Here are the verses that really spoke to me: Micah 7:7-9, 18-20. 18-20 shows God's compassion, grace, faithfulness and finally God's unfailing love because it was promised to us. I really encourage everyone to read this entire chapter and I hope you may be touched like I was.