31 Days of Hope

Hope {Day 7} – Giving Hope from Afar

In a way, this post is kind of “Part 2” of yesterday’s post.  I mentioned yesterday that often in the times where hope needs to be offered, there aren’t really words or actions that can give that hope… rather, being present is simply enough.    While I believe that is often completely true, I can’t… Continue reading Hope {Day 7} – Giving Hope from Afar

31 Days of Hope

HOPE {Day 6} – Giving Hope Simply Means Being Present

Have you ever felt hopeless… not about your own life, but rather, hopeless about someone else’s situation?  You look at the situation and just wish there was SOMETHING…. ANYTHING you could do to help.  You don’t know what to do.  You don’t know what to say.  You long so desperately to give them hope, but… Continue reading HOPE {Day 6} – Giving Hope Simply Means Being Present

31 Days of Hope

HOPE {Day 5} Draw Hope Anew

Despair.  [dih-spair] –noun 1. loss of hope; hopelessness. 2. someone or something that causes hopelessness –verb 3. to lose, give up, or be without hope 4. to give up hope of.   —Antonyms 1. hope.   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When I looked up the definition of despair, I expected to see “hope” listed as an antonym, but… Continue reading HOPE {Day 5} Draw Hope Anew

31 Days of Hope

HOPE {Day 2} An Ever-present, Loving God

My thoughts for today are simple. They are not even really my thoughts… not MY words, but the words of our great God, the provider of great hope.    While these passages may not specifically say “hope” in them, as I heard them read at a funeral today, hope was definitely proclaimed.    “God is… Continue reading HOPE {Day 2} An Ever-present, Loving God

31 Days of Hope, Africa

HOPE {Day 1} We NEED Hope

Where to begin?  This is day 1 of a month long journey of intentionally looking at hope and I discovered something today. When you set out to focus intentionally on one thing, suddenly your eyes are opened to it everywhere.  I feel like I could fill 31 days of blogging about hope just from the… Continue reading HOPE {Day 1} We NEED Hope

Bekah's Heart, Devotional, Joy

Joyfullyblessed… with HOPE!

Hope.  We use this word so often that I think it has lost some of it’s meaning.  “I hope it doesn’t rain today.” “I hope ‘such-n-such’ sports team wins their game.” ”I hope I did okay on my test/work project/etc.”   But truly, hope is a much greater concept.   When we really look at hope,… Continue reading Joyfullyblessed… with HOPE!