I’ve often thought these two words were two aspects of the same concept. I thought it was redundant when I heard, “These three remain: faith, hope, and love.” It’s easy to tell the difference between hope and despair, but faith and hope?
Faith involves the past and present. It provokes action. Faith without works is dead, after all! If you really have faith in something or someone, you will take actions that prove your trust. Faith gives the courage to face tough circumstances. Someone is faithful because they trust what they put faith in will come through.
Hope looks to the future. When you put faith to work, hope allows you to see what will happen in the future. Hope feeds into faith. Zig Ziglar had a great quote about hope.
“When there is hope in the future, there is power in the present.”
Zig Ziglar
Faith and hope work together. Hope says change is possible. Faith says you can do something today to influence that hope and fulfill a vision.
May you be filled with hope and faith today. They make each day better and more powerful.
