hopeful

i've been pondering my first post of 2010 for several days. 9 days to be exact! i could tell you all about my new years eve/new years day at the farm. and the best game ever that we played there. or the threat of snow that shut everything down for a day and a half and it never even really snowed. or i could rub it in that i'm going on a cruise with 13 of my closest friends in less than a week. but lately, one thing has been on my mind.

hope. what's the purpose of life if you don't have hope? i had a conversation with a friend of mine the other day. she's going through a lot right now and mentioned that she's completely jaded. she hates life. she has no hope. and that made me really sad for her. what are we living for if we don't have hope?? hope that those friends that are sick will get better. hope that when i go to the gym this afternoon, i'll actually be able to run even though my legs are so sore i can barely walk! hope that even though i screw up day in and day out, there's a Man that died on the cross for me so that tomorrow i have another chance to glorify Him better than the day before.

i'm thankful i have that i have Hope. because when life sucks (and let's be real, sometimes it does), that's what gets me through.