Hope

Hope can be understood as "desire + expectation." What do you really hope for? Throughout our lives, we could make lists of the physical things we have desired, and fewer than we expected to receive. We must note how these lists of physical hopes have changed as the circumstances of our lives changed. Some hopes we realized, some we did not. At some point in our lives, the importance of physical hopes evaporate; yes, James 4:14 describes physical life as a mist or vapor.  The only constant in life is change. At any time, we can choose a spiritual hope that never changes and will never evaporate. If we choose to begin a unique individual spiritual journey led by the Holy Spirit toward eternity based on Jesus' principles, all the changes within our physical lives can have purpose. They can be infused with hope: desire for being with Jesus and expectation of that reality. "For we through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness." - Gal. 5:5 (NASV)