Everyday we pray for God to put an ending to famine, war and diseases in the world, people believing in the uncertain. There are times in our lives when things are the darkest, when things look bleak or everything seems to be working against us. In this moment, we need hope in God to overcome the hurdles of life. There are so many examples in the Bible of people with hope and one popular one is:
- Hannah: The story of Hannah is a very popular one in the Bible. Hannah was married to her husband for years without having a child for years but she kept on going to Shiloh hoping to get a child of her own and finally her prayers was answered.
I will be simplifying the meaning of Hope by outlining the meaning of each letter.
H - Happiness: You must wondering the relationship between happiness and hope. We are happy when we do what we love and also what we get something we long for. Hope is a sign of assurance that we will get what we long for.
O - Optimistic Hope makes us optimistic about the future and it is also an assurance that we have done our part to reach our goal and that the rest is in the hands of God.
Peaceful: Hopeful people are peaceful people.Hope comes with a calm in believing in God.
- Excited Expectations: We all believe in Jeremiah 29: 11
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
Hope is an aspect of the Christian life and it strengthens and encourages for the better days. It is also helps us live a Godly life as a psalmist said "integrity protect me because my hope is in the Lord."