Hope and Be

Over the last seven years I have heard a lot of discouraging things. I've lived a lot of discouraging things. So many of them have made a deep impression on me.. I don't think I'm alone in this. I think you most likely can relate. So I'm hoping that you might hear this simple plea and that it might transform your outlook. The plea is this "Hope in what is good and be what is right."

Hope in what is good...

Hope often refers to what we want. We want good things to happen. So we say things like, "I hope so!" when people tell us something good that might happen. "I might get a promotion." Response "I hope so."  

So often that hope is full of doubt. We live an oxymoron. Hope and doubt can not coexist in our plans for the future. If you think "well I'm just being a realist" your right. As long as you doubt yourself you most likely will not get what you want. That will be your "real" reality.

Be what is right...
Sometimes "Hope" is outside of reality. My question is "can you dream?" It's those dreams for what is right that take lives of discouragement and turn them into lives of fulfilment. Martin Luther King Jr. lived a life of fulfillment because he served a dream that he believed in. His hope was real. He died by the opposing view.

When our opposition kills us we normally view it as a failure but I don't know many that viewed MLK Jr's life as a failure. His hope and his dream were fulfilled by his faith that was made known by his passion. He believed despite a life of what could have been discouragement.

If you really dwell on the opposition MLK faced every day you wouldn't blame him if he doubted. And I'm sure he had his moments of weakness.  But his hope carried him through along with so many others even after his death.

Hope and Be...
Do you have hope? I do. I realized that the biggest obstacle in my life was self doubt. This year I realized that God wants what is good and right for my life. And by realized I mean I believed it. It is giving me the hope I believe God wants for me. That is an authority that I can stand on. It's not just a hope in myself it's a belief in God's word. He said he wants good things for me and I believe it!

Most importantly this hope is giving me the strength and self confidence to help others have that same hope. I hope this simple idea can give you the strength to overcome the discouragement of this world too.

I know I'm not alone. What awesome things have encouraged you to rise above the daily discouragement? I don't check my blogger comments very often so please send me a message on twitter or facebook because I am looking for an encouraging group of friends to help build each other up. twitter @danielsanchez20

Thanks guys for reading. I'm looking forward to this next year!
~DS