In his book, Where is God when it Hurts?, Philip Yancey says this about hope:
Hope means simply the belief that something good lies ahead. It is not the same as optimism or wishful thinking, for these imply a denial of reality….hope resembles courage more than cheerfulness. It involves a leap, much like faith.
I believe we spiritual beings having a human experience have access to aspects of ourselves that lies deep within us that belongs to our soul. When life’s, seemingly insurmountable, challenges appears darkening our outlook, something arises within us. Hope appears, arriving much like a feather floating in from some unknown source, rising within us softly, sutteley and stirs then steers us towards the courage we need to navigate through the darkness.
Hope is a soul thing, not a cerebral thing. The Bible tells us that within the tremendous trio of faith, hope, and love, the greatest is love. I do believe that the positioning of the word hope in between faith and love is insight to its role…
it is what bridges the gap between and balances the other two.
And even though it appears softly like a feather floating within us, hope’s presence can move proverbial mountains when combined with our faith and love.
I have hoped often in my life – hope for healing health, hope for my daughter’s future, hope for our chaotic country, and hope to rise above many of life’s challenges. Hope is the launching pad–we start from where we are and put one foot in front of the other and move forward believing we can handle the challenges with courageous hope.
Jesus came that we might have hope abundantly. During this current season of our lives, may we have hope in all things knowing that we can conquer much in this human experience, but what we can’t conquer in this life, we can conquer when we spiritual beings come into our true selves.
2 Corinthians 3:12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
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