Hope is not a denial of reality.

I've always found it just short of offensive when I hear a nonbeliever refer to Christians as not living in reality or, that we walk around with our head in the clouds. No..... we just have a different way of facing reality. It's called "HOPE" and I cannot imagine life without it.

Pastoral counselor Andrew D Lester writes, "Hope does not function as an opiate that causes people to deny reality. In fact, hope provides the courage to face whatever chaos and trauma life throws at us. Hope does not try to avoid the pain of finite existence nor is it naive about suffering."

There are many scriptures about hope and one that I love is found in 1 Thessalonians 1:3 "We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ." "...endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ." What beautiful words!

Last week, I heard a pastor on the radio make this statement, "Hope is not about denying reality. It is about coping with reality." AMEN!







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