I believe Hope is viral.....DO YOU?

I  am a very musically motivated person.  Music seems to energize me, it speaks to me in a way sometimes nothing else can.  Sometimes it can be the only thing that soothes my broken, hurting, hungry heart. It can whisper softly to my heart the encouragement I need when things are tough.  It's one reason I love to listen to Christian music and worship music.   It can have the effect of lifting my eyes back where they belong, not on my circumstances, but on HIM.   

I was doing the dishes this morning with my Itunes playing in the background.  I do that frequently.   One of my favorite songs came up in my play list, its from 1000 Generations called You Fail Us Not.  (if you've never heard it, here's the you tube link to the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY2xkSCK7MI ) 

Today one part of the song in particular struck me.  It's 3 simple lines of the song: 

You are bigger than the battle
you are bigger than the battle
you are bigger than the battle has ever been
He IS bigger than the battle.  Do you hear that?  REALLY hear that?  That's HOPE. 

I suddenly had a picture in my head of the Last Battle Aragorn leads in the Lord of the Rings movies, massive amounts of soldiers surround them on every side, It looks hopeless.  And life can often feel that way. 

You are bigger than the battle
you are bigger than the battle
you are bigger than the battle has ever been

I love that it repeats in the song.  sometimes I need a repeat.  I need to repeat it over and over and over in my heart, until I start to really believe it.  Until that Hope starts to grow. 

What does this have to do with Margin?  I think alot. 

What's my Hope in? 

What is my faith in? 

 What am I trusting? 

I have noticed something about myself lately.  I pray over situations alot, but how often do I truly BELIEVE God really will come thru?  

When God moves in my life, am I surprised?  Sadly I must confess sometimes I have been, and it's shown me how small my faith in Him really was. 

If my HOPE is in a GOD who really IS bigger than the battle, then my choices will reflect that.  My time will be spent differently. 

You are bigger than the battle
you are bigger than the battle
you are bigger than the battle has ever been


GOD is bigger than the battle.  Hear that in your heart today.  Don't give up, Hang on to HOPE for all your worth.

Whatever will come, we'll rise above.
You fail us not, You fail us not.
No, You fail us not.


Hold on to HOPE dear one.    Hope is Viral, and I believe it can change the world.  DO YOU?