I've said it, you've said it. "I hope...". I hope I won't be late. I hope I'll get a raise. I hope we'll have a baby soon. I think sometimes we look at the word "Hope" and don't automatically connect it with the word, "Faith". But when you look at what hope is, really think about the meaning of the word beyond the dictionary definition. Where does hope come from?
If you've ever looked into the eyes of your friends and family you have seen hope, or the lack thereof. Hope is an outlook, a state of being. When you have hope in your heart you tend to be optimistic and happier. But again, where does hope come from? In a word... Faith.
It is my belief that you cannot have true hope without faith. You can go through your life and say "I hope" this and "I hope" that, but true hope is something more than this wish-like sentiment. True hope is something that is almost tangible. When your hope is based on faith it fills you, it becomes you. Hope displaces all the debilitating feelings like fear, despair, and sadness.
I have faith in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. My hope is in him, that he will guide my heart and my life, that I may be a beacon of hope for others. For I know that if he is with me, who can be against me?