Isaiah 40:31 says:
"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not grow faint."
This is a great verse that many of us are familiar with. But I want to mainly focus on the first part of the verse which states, "hope in the Lord." Hope is defined as to desire something with confident expectation of its fulfillment. With that in mind, it makes me think we slightly overuse the word hope. We say..."I hope I get an A on that test," when we didn't put in the time to study or pay attention in class. Or we say, "I hope it doesn't rain," when there are storm clouds in the sky. Both of those things are fine to hope in, but when we arene't confident that they will happen, why do we hope in them? It's not a reliable hope.
That's why we are called to put our hope in Jesus. When we do, we will never face dissapoiontment, and that is where we can find true fulfillment. We may not get what we always want in life, but Jesus gives us hope when we trust in Him and our present sufferings can't compare to the joy that is coming when we enter eternity.
So keep fighting the good fight and remember that God is our hope.
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