Hope is What Sustains Us
03/14/10 07:36 Filed in: Hope
There is something far more important than intelligence and talent at work shaping the destiny of those we admire. It's a spirit of resilience we call hope. No setback, no hardship, no rejection or loss can stand in the way of those who are filled with hope.
Success in life is not simply a function of one's intelligence. On the I.Q. scale, the difference between a genius and a person of average intelligence is only about 40 percent. That is too small a range to account for the vast differences we see in such measures of success as fortune and power. Likewise, the differences we see among talented performers is much too small to account for the vast differences we see in fame and notoriety.
There is something far more important than intelligence and talent at work shaping the destiny of those we admire. It's a spirit of resilience we call hope. No setback, no hardship, no rejection or loss can stand in the way of those who are filled with hope.
We all stumble and fall at times because the path to the top is rugged and steep. Those who succeed actually fail more often than most. They fail more because they try more. But, when they fail, they don't give up. They stumble facing forward, their eyes on the summit. They never lose sight of what they hope to achieve. They learn from their mistakes and tell themselves this too shall pass. Then they pick themselves up, putting one foot in front of another, never succumbing, never quitting, never doubting the outcome.
For Christians, hope is the virtue that sustains us in difficult times. It is what inspires us to do our utmost to achieve God's plan for our lives. Each time we stumble and fall to our knees, we use the occasion to pray for the strength we need to carry on, knowing that the Lord will be with us every step of the way.
There is something far more important than intelligence and talent at work shaping the destiny of those we admire. It's a spirit of resilience we call hope. No setback, no hardship, no rejection or loss can stand in the way of those who are filled with hope.
We all stumble and fall at times because the path to the top is rugged and steep. Those who succeed actually fail more often than most. They fail more because they try more. But, when they fail, they don't give up. They stumble facing forward, their eyes on the summit. They never lose sight of what they hope to achieve. They learn from their mistakes and tell themselves this too shall pass. Then they pick themselves up, putting one foot in front of another, never succumbing, never quitting, never doubting the outcome.
For Christians, hope is the virtue that sustains us in difficult times. It is what inspires us to do our utmost to achieve God's plan for our lives. Each time we stumble and fall to our knees, we use the occasion to pray for the strength we need to carry on, knowing that the Lord will be with us every step of the way.
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