Day 20: Hope Looks Forward

Paul is correct. Love is the best. However, we must not overlook hope in these present days. Hope has been misunderstood and reduced to wishing by our contemporary society. Hope is actually the joyful expectation of a good end, and it remains alongside faith and love. When we live without hope, our hearts grow sick and cold. The miracle of Christmas seems like a history lesson or, even worse, a fable without hope…

Day 19: 4 Reasons We Resist Hope

If you are like me, regardless of the many scriptures telling us why we should hope, where our hope should be, the benefits of hope in God, there is still something in our heart and mind that are resistant to hope. So, I want to throw out four tangible reasons we may be resisting hope. I’ve gathered these from my own journey with hope. I’m sure there are more, but this is a start…