Got Hope?

Hope, as defined by the Webster dictionary is 'to cherish a desire with anticipation: to want something to happen or be true.' But did you know that there are different types of hope?

The first thing to remember is that hope is not the same thing as optimism. Optimism only works in things you can control. You can plant seeds in a garden in hopes of reaping flowers or vegetables in return. If you hadn't planted the seeds, then you would have no hope or wouldn't be expecting anything to bloom.

Biblical hope is knowing something is bad, or the circumstances are bad, but still believing and hoping that there is something better. Knowing that there is a better outcome than what we currently see.

I heard a pastor describe it this way. There are 3 types of hope. Wishful hope, expectant hope and certain hope.

I'll break these three types of hope down more in my next two blogs, but I wanted to leave you with this:

You can't have hope without faith and you can't have faith without Christian hope.

Hebrews 11:1 – "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."