ONE WORD...HOPE

What motivates you beyond the tough times and even the tougher obstacles? What stimulates your resolve even when life is anything but fair? What encourages you to dream on even when the hole from which you squint out measures an eternity away?

ONE WORD...HOPE

Hope's motivation does not give up in the tough times. Hope's resolve does not cower in unfairness. But hope, as we define it, can change as quickly as the tense of a sentence. Our now can turn into a once was by the hope we place in people, places and things. As people do not set out with intent to disappoint us, they will.

"A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save. BUT the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love" (Psalm 33:17, 18).

ONE WORD...HOPE

Hope defines itself as a "strong and confident expectation." Jesus is that strong and confident expectation. Where his Word offers comfort, assurance, peace, and tools for dealing with life's obstacles, we become a part of life's greater design..."To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory" (Colossians 1:27).

You might not think going through tough stuff can be constituted as a part of a greater design. With so many stories out there, I stumbled across this beautiful mystery. May you find God's strong and confident expectation after viewing it. Blessings!

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