Most college students living away from home eventually learn to correctly manage their time and finances. One student revealed how he had neglected balancing his bank account and had to enact severe controls until his parents made a deposit. He related how just the thought of a particular food that he had to survive on during that time still makes him sick.
That experience taught him the value of hope. He learned that hope depends on setting boundaries to curb carelessness. This student’s hope was in his parents' love that allowed him to face hard lessons in life. 1 Corinthians 13 is encouraging. "Love always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres."
Realistic hope is anchored in faith and trust. This means hope believes there are solutions to life’s hardships and problems. To have hope is to know that you have a hiding place from the storms of life. Like the prophet Jeremiah, you can proclaim, "I will put my hope in the Lord God...for he is faithful and never fails."
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Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we
affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
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