Noun
1. A feeling of
expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.
2. A person or thing
that may help save someone.
3. Grounds for
believing that something good may happen.
4. A feeling of
trust.
Verb
1. Wanting something
to happen or be the case.
2. Intend if possible
to do something.
A few years ago I
went through a rough patch, and hope was all I had… In fact, here is a piece from a journal entry of where I was…
August 2008- “Hope
is something that has recently been redefined in my world. Hope to me is
currently faith, trust, belief, and assurance that in all things, God will
light my path and lead me on. To know that regardless of what the steps behind
me may look like, that my future is brighter when my hope is directed towards
him. Rather than hoping, in the sense of a positive outcome of a situation, I
am trusting. Trusting that God has my heart in His hands. Believing that God
knows my hopes for things to come, and will give me the desires of my heart as
long as they align with His will. Assurance knowing God is my ultimate comfort,
and my only true love. To have HOPE makes life worth living…”
This month has been
rough for me, and many of those around me. Being in a place where Christianity
isn’t easy, ministry is scare, and home is just around the bend, is simply not a
fun place to be. Ten months of being on the road, living out of a backpack,
and community non-stop has all finally hit. And it didn’t just hit, but it hit
HARD. Exhaustion has set in, and reality is here. This isn’t a fun game. The
novelty is l-o-n-g gone. We are all left with infamous question, ‘What’s next?’
There are moments when I’ve got nothing. Nothing besides a slice of hope.
my squad, a handful know
what’s next. Some have a few ideas; others have no idea once the plane hits the
tarmac. As for me, well I am somewhere in the middle of it all. I don’t know
what God has for me, but I know that whatever it is, it’s perfect. Last week I
decided it was time to fully surrender it all to Him. I mean, as it says in
Proverbs 19:21, His purpose will prevail over my plans anyway.
between faith and hope?
What do you do when you know you need to step in order for Him to guide, but
all directions lead to the same: everything and nothing? What do you do when the
only thing you do know is that your heart is overflowing, you are filled with hope, and to love is all that comes to mind?
I don’t have answers
but I do have something; hope.
I’m going to bring hope, walk in hope, pray with hope, and live having hope…
without hope is life worth living??
