Become a Hope Builder

There are many who would have us believe that hope fades, and that it should rightfully be that way. Friedrich Nietzsche said, "Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."

That clearly is not the message of the Bible or the mission of the life of Jesus. Instead of stamping out hope wherever we go, God desperately wants us to rekindle and nurse those dieing embers back into a raging fire for the broken and downtrodden!

Hope serves to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route.

If we are to become rabid hope builders, there are a few simple questions that we can ask ourselves to help give us a laser-like intensity regarding hope:

My core strengths are:

I am most passionate about:

The difference I most want to make in the world is:

The place that God has set me to be a hope builder is:

If we'll take the time to periodically review these questions, we'll be well on our way to being able to build hope in those around us, and indeed ourselves through the way God has made us.

1 Thes­salo­nians 5:16 – 18 The Message
Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens.