Finding Hope

Hope is a funny and fickle word.  It can be used in many different ways- "oh I hope my team wins this weekend", "I hope my car starts", " I hope my grand mother feels better"... All and all hope is word that we use on a daily basis but may not give the meaning of it much thought.  If we look at the word HOPE we see that it is comprised for four letters- four simple letters, but the real meaning behind the word can drive a person to overcome anything that they are facing in their life.  One must believe in themselves enough to take advantage of HOPE.  I know from my own experience that HOPE can help drive out anxiety and depression.  HOPE can save a life, HOPE can bring joy, HOPE can bring light into darkness.  It is with HOPE that we find our strength, our strength to overcome the barriers that we have placed in our lives.  I know that many times when we are faced with our own demons that HOPE may seem non existent, but it is always there.  I am going to use an example of HOPE to give you something to work off of today.

Recently I had a good friend of mine pass away, the recent events have left a hole in my life that I know will never be filled.  He was a great man of faith, he loved his family with all of his heart and he was a great friend to the end.  This gentleman faced many challenges in his everyday life that many of us would have let ruin us.  He faced the daunting task each and every day to fight the cancer that had been in his body.  He fought that fight with end stage cancer for eight- yes 8 years.  He experienced many set backs along his journey, but each day he would always have a smile on his face and never a negative thought about his condition.  He laughed in the face of death more times that he cared for, but through out his journey he never gave up HOPE.  He knew that he would be a shining example of how people can overcome any struggle that we wold face.  He fought bravely each and every day...  He eventually lost his battle, but he did not lose the war.  He had the HOPE that one day he would overcome his disease and live his life to the fullest.  If you have ever heard the song "live like you were dying" well he did just that.  It was with HOPE that he showed other people that may face a similar situation that our circumstances should not get us down and depressed, that everyday is a gift that we should not take for granted.  I know that we can and will get in some very dark places at times.  But if we can find HOPE it may start to change our circumstance.

For today let's find something that will give you HOPE for a brighter future.  HOPE that we can overcome the battles and the struggles that we face on a day to day basis.  Because in the end "if the struggles of this world hold no weight, than the freedom of today will bring a brighter tomorrow".

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