Be Hopeful!

"Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is,” Jeremiah . 17:7. To be hopeful, is to be full of hope. It means to be full of positive expectations. A hopeful man can never be frustrated, because he believes that tomorrow will be good. Hope has the ability to help people heal. Individuals, who maintain hope, especially when battling illness, significantly enhance their chances of recovery. G. K. Chesterton said, “There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow.”

Yolanda DeLoach wrote, “We can lose important things like jobs, loved ones, pets and health. These loses are devastating and push us to our limits. But we press on and adjust to life. There's one thing, that if lost there is no pressing on. If we lose this, we become broken. Suffering, pain and despair are a part of the human experience. Our faith in God can be questioned or even shattered. We can feel disconnected from His love and unable to give others our love. Despair is like a vortex that pull us into depression. This is where hope is lost. Hope is the driving force in our lives. It's what keeps up going. It's what lifts us out of darkness. We can lose faith.We can lose love. But when hope is lost…we've hit bottom. We need hope. Even a whisper of hope can be enough to keep us pressing on. We don't need it shouted from the mountain tops or it flowing over us like a waterfall.

Hope it so vital that just a whisper has enough power to move us.