Religion & Spirituality
A conversation about Hope with Pastor Jonathan R Perry, of Life Chapel Toledo OhioThe challenge is where we put our hope. Paul said if I had hope in only this world – I would be the most pitiful man. (1 Corinthians 15:9)There is a difference between the hope of desperation and the hope of acceleration. The hope of acceleration walks with a posture of confidence, peace, and joy. There are people that don’t have hope for the future they are just trying to have hope for the day – this happens when people find themselves in survival mode. It’s hard to see a picture of the future when you are not sure about what the present day holds. The key to ministry is to start with people where they are and then lead them step by step. Many times our disappointments come from un-realistic expectations. We look to people to and things to meet our expectations and fill our voids but then our hope becomes deferred. Sometimes our hope is deferred by comparison to others. We may actually put unrealistic expectations on ourselves because of our comparison to others.