Searching for Hope

"When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you're slamming the door in the face of God."

~Charles L. Allen

Many times in my short life I have experienced the feeling of hopelessness. But it is in my darkest hour that I find strength that I never knew existed. I found peace, harmony, and comfort all in the form of hope. Hope is to wish for something with the expectation of fulfillment. Hope is having nothing but realizing that when you have nothing you have more than you could ever need in hope. They say it is our free will that distinguishes us from animals. Animals rely on instinct, we on the other hand rely on rational thought. We have free will to be either hopeful or hopeless. Society as a whole has transformed from that of hope to one that lingers on the negative aspect of the world. Hope is the foundation of faith. We have hope that things will get better, and we have the faith to know that IT WILL. It may take time, and it may not be in the form we thought but as always things get better. I found that when I had my daughter I was hopeless for a time. Not knowing how I was going to support her, or what I was supposed to do with my life. I was merely a child. I understood that yes, things may be bad now, but it was my hope that things would get better. And they did. All the worries I had held previously are gone, but they are filled with more uncertainity. As she grows, I know that these feelings will not go away, but rather multiply. But I can look at these troubles and remain hopeful because I know that things could be worse than they are. I look into my daughter's eyes and I know that everything will be ok. Hope is an amazing tool that God has given us to see us through life's darkest hours. No matter what you do or how low you feel, remain hopeful for the future and know that things will get better.



GJM