New Football Season; New Hope

The warm summer sun is giving way to the brisk autumn air, and with that comes the exchange of the baseball leather for the pigskin of the football.

With the start of a new NFL season and another college football year comes the dreams and aspirations of what may be. At the beginning of each year every team is equal, every school has a chance at winning a national championship, and every fan firmly believes that their team can make it to the Super Bowl—everyone has hope.

As individuals—it is imperative to never let go of hope—regardless if times are good or seemingly bad. It is said, “Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but only one second without hope.” You see, hope is faith that holds its hand out in the dark; hope is a means of making dreams a reality; hope is the power that gives us the courage to step out and try. Now it should be carefully noted that hope, for merely hope sake can be foolish if that hope isn’t originated in the solid foundational truth of the Bible, but hope through a proper lens and perspective is the pillar that holds up the world.

Hope fuels faith. And as Hebrews 11:1 states:  “Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Inevitably, life will throw you a curve ball…a family member suddenly loses his job, a close friend acquires a terminal illness, a natural disaster wipes out a community. Tough times unfortunately happen, that’s reality. But even in those unexpected moments it’s important to hold onto hope—living with the same mindset that Albert Einstein did, “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.”

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