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What is Hope?
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Finding Hope Team
What is hope?
The last sentence in the Finding Hope motto is “There is HOPE!” But what IS hope? Or at least, what is the KIND of hope we need?
I believe there are two types of hope: Worldly hope and Godly hope.
When I think of worldly hope, it is a hope with a question mark. Hope? But when I think of Godly hope, it is a hope with an exclamation mark. HOPE! Which hope are you clinging to?
Worldly hope is…
- based on uncertainty—on our desires, dreams, and ambitions.
- dependent on circumstances or human effort. It says, “I hope this happens,” or “I hope things work out.”
- at its core, fragile. It can be shaken when life doesn’t go as planned or when obstacles arise.
- like chasing the wind: temporary, uncertain, and often disappointing.
The more we rely on worldly hope, the more we find ourselves vulnerable to fear, anxiety, and frustration.
But Godly HOPE is neither wishful thinking nor based on the unpredictability of life.
Our Finding Hope key verse is Romans 15:13, and it says, “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
- Godly HOPE is not based on our circumstances but on who God is. (God of hope)
- Godly HOPE is rooted in faith — faith in God’s unchanging character. (Trust in Him.) We must have faith like a tiny mustard seed. Matthew 17:20–21, Jesus answered, “Because your faith is too small. I tell you the truth, if your faith is as big as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. All things will be possible for you.”
- Godly HOPE is not shaken by the trials of life but grows stronger through them. (hope by the POWER of the Holy Spirit) James 1:2–3 The last sentence in the Finding Hope motto is “There is HOPE!” But what IS hope? Or at least, what is the KIND of hope we need? , whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.”
Finally, as Hebrews 6:19 reminds us, “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.”
- Godly HOPE is not limited to what we can see or accomplish on our own; it keeps us steady in the storms of life. It looks beyond the present and rests in the assurance that God is in control, even when we cannot see the outcome.
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