Hope and Faith

The following definitions were taken from Webster’s Dictionary.

Hope: to want or wish for something with a feeling of confident expectation.

Faith: belief in the value, or trustworthiness of someone or something.

Hope is so much different than faith, but I think the two go hand in hand. The Bible tells us to be joyful in hope (Romans 12:12) and that faith is being sure of what we hope for (Hebrews 11:11).
God in His infinite wisdom gave us both. Our hope is in Him and we have faith in Him because of that hope…

The following was written by Carrie Oliver. It is a thought on hope that I found very encouraging.

We were created for hope. Our bones were bred for hope. Our lungs can’t breathe, our hearts won’t beat and our spirits can’t thrive without it. God placed us in a world over which we have little control. And as if to compensate for this helplessness, He placed within our souls the capacity to hope– to hope for better times, to dream of better places, to pray for better outcomes, to seek better ways through life. Hope is more than optimism. Optimism is what we generate. Hope is God-given, a powerful, spiritual, and psychological means for transcending the circumstances.


I hope you have a wonderful week with the Lord as He builds your faith.