Hope is hard to define. It’s more than optimism; more than positivity. What exactly is hope?
The best definition I’ve read came from Dr. Asa Andrew’s book, Empowering Your Health. In it, he quotes Dr. Jerome Groopman, M.D. who practiced hematology and oncology for thirty years. Throughout the years, Dr. Groopman’s patients taught him about the power of hope. Here’s the quote Dr. Andrew uses from the book The Anatomy of Hope:
Hope is the elevating feeling we experience when we see—in the mind’s eye—a path to a better future. Hope acknowledges the significant obstacles and deep pitfalls along that path. True hope has no room for delusion.
Biblical Hope — John Piper
"Biblical hope not only desires something good for the future; it expects it to happen. And it not only expects it to happen; it is confident that it will happen. There is a moral certainty that the good we expect will be done."
- It gives us joy and peace.
- It gives us strength, courage, boldness.
- It gives us endurance, comfort, confidence in the face of death.
Biblical hope is knowing and resting in God’s Grace through a relationship with Jesus Christ.
