A Promise to Keep

In 1991, Margarita Campos received a crushing phone call from Honduras: her brother and his wife were dying, and would leave behind two daughters. Margarita made immediate flight arrangements.

"I phoned my brother to let him know I would take the girls," she says, "and that I would do everything in my power to make them happy." Her brother died the day she arrived in Honduras, but before she could visit him.

"As a single mother," she says, "I knew it wouldn't be easy to support two more children. I didn't even have the money to sponsor them." Margarita, who had immigrated to North America in 1988 with her six-year-old son, Jorge, was still struggling to establish herself in a new country. Yet she knew everything would work out.

Margarita had seen how God had always provided work for her, and she trusted that He would help her keep her promise. "I believe God wanted me to take the girls, so I didn't doubt for one minute that He would help me," she says. She began the adoption process; her sister Belinda and friends gave her the sponsor money.

Now, raising three children, Margarita faces new challenges every day. "I'd be lying if I said it's always easy," she says. "The hardest part is when the bills come."

But knowing that God has always seen her through gives Margarita a sense of contentment and confidence for the future. "The kids are my pride and joy. When I see them laughing and enjoying themselves, it makes me very happy."

Margarita was able to keep her promise to her brother, because God kept His promise to her: "I will never, never fail you nor forsake you." (Hebrews 13:5) Margarita can live with peace even in the face of obstacles.

Take a look at your life. How would you describe it? Contented? Rushed? Exciting? Stressful? Moving forward? Holding back? For many of us it’s all of the above at times. There are things we dream of doing one day, there are things we wish we could forget. In the Bible, it says that Jesus came to make all things new. What would your life look like if you could start over with a clean slate?

Living with hope

If you are looking for peace, there is a way to balance your life. No one can be perfect, or have a perfect life. But every one of us has the opportunity to experience perfect grace through a personal relationship with God through His Son, Jesus Christ.

You can receive Christ right now by faith through prayer. Praying is simply talking to God. God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart. Here's a suggested prayer:

Lord Jesus, I want to know you personally. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life to you and ask you to come in as my Savior and Lord. Take control of my life. Thank you for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Make me the kind of person you want me to be.

Does this prayer express the desire of your heart? You can pray it right now, and Jesus Christ will come into your life, just as He promised.

Is this the life for you?

If you invited Christ into your life, thank God often that He is in your life, that He will never leave you and that you have eternal life. As you learn more about your relationship with God, and how much He loves you, you'll experience life to the fullest.

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