More than once, I've found myself in discussions about whether there is a difference between faith and hope. Not everyone looks at these words in the same way; I'm not sure I always look at them in the same way.
One year ago (September 25, 2010 to be exact), I started writing this blog. I hoped that I would be able to keep it up, but I don't think I had faith that it would actually happen. The more I blog entries I wrote, the more my faith in my ability to keep blogging increased.
As my birthday approaches, I am thinking about my blogging future. I now have a lot more faith in myself as a blogger. I have faith that I will continue blogging into my sixty-first year. What I hope is that I will blog even more regularly. I hope that the content of my entries will be more relevant and substantive. I hope I can figure out how to reach more people with my blog.
As I write this, I'm starting to think about how the words faith and hope might apply to other areas of my life. When I set goals and intentions for the coming year, where do faith and hope come into the process? I am reminded of a familiar passage:
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. (Hebrews 11:1)
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