What is my Belief?

I believe that God can take the good, the bad and the ugly experiences in our lives and use them to make us unbelievably better at what we have been created for; whatever that might be. God can take the good things we fondly remember, the bad things we'd like to forget, and the ugly things that have shaped us into people we didn't start out to be and use them to facilitate His purpose. This is why I have hope. For me hope isn't passive. Hope isn't the absence of despair. Hope is active and my hope comes from God. Hope is the light in my journey that makes the present bearable........ that the mysterious be made clear.