Full of Hope

I am constantly amazed at how great the Lord is. He blesses me with so many things and I am so fortunate to be where I am in my life. I have a great job, fabulous friends and a family that loves me unconditionally. These things that God has given me, give me hope and give me strength to get through everything. Here are some quotes and verses that give me hope.


Once you choose hope, anything's possible.  ~Christopher Reeve


Hope is some extraordinary spiritual grace that God gives us to control our fears, not to oust them.  ~Vincent McNabb


You've gotta have hope.  Without hope life is meaningless.  Without hope life is meaning less and less.  ~Author Unknown


Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark.  ~George Ile


Faith looks back and draws courage; Hope looks ahead and keeps desire alive.- john Eldredge & Brent Curtis


As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more. - Psalm 71:14


You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word. - Psalm 119:114


But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. - Isaiah 40:31


For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. - Jeremiah 29:11


But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. - Micah 7:7


Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. - Romans 12:12


May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.  - Romans 15:13


"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?  “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. - Matthew 6:25-34


Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. - Jeremiah 33:


"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” - Deuteronomy 31:6


Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 4:4-7


Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. - John 14:27


And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. - Romans 8:28


Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments. - Deuteronomy 7:9

Strength in Hope

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. - 1 Corinthians 13:13

Faith, Hope and Love are words that I live by. Without one, you can't have the other. Our faith in God allows us to have hope and to love others. The one that has always stood out to me was hope.

Hope is what helps me get through the difficult times. When it seems like there is no hope at all, God gives me reasons for hope because I know that he will take care of me. I have a tattoo that says "hope" because it means so much to me. I never want to be without hope. Two people in my life have taught me the importance of hope.

The person who taught me to have endless hope was my Grandma Nancy. She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999. She had surgery, chemo and went into remission. She was diagnosed a second time and then a third. The third time it spread into her lymph nodes and she passed away in 2009. During her time with cancer, she never gave up hope. Unless you knew that she had lost her hair, no one would know that she had cancer. She was always full of joy, peace and hope. When I had mono, she gave me flowers. She never let the cancer get to her and was always smelling flowers and going to Disneyland. I learned from her that I should never give up hope and to live life at its fullest and not let the little things get to you. She taught me so much and I miss her dearly.

On the other side, I have also seen someone without any hope. My grandfather committed suicide in 2009. I can't imagine what state of mind he was in. What I do know is that it is a place with no hope. I miss him dearly and I'm upset with what happened, but I am using this situation to never lose my hope. I don't ever want to be with hope and it is so important to me to make sure that I keep looking forward. The little things don't seem to matter.

I do marketing and public relations at three non-profit hospitals in Long Beach. I love my job and I love working for a non-profit, but I want to do more. I feel called to give and spread hope. Hope gives me strength and there are so many non-profits that can do that. But I thought to myself, who should I give to? Susan G. Komen is an obvious choice for me, but there are so many other non-profits that are doing great things around the world.

My project for 2012 is to give strength through hope. Each month I will donate $100 to a different non-profit organization that I strongly believe in. I wish I could donate my time and help everyone, but I thought that this would be a good way to get started. I will blog about those non-profits that I donate to so I can let everyone know what they are doing to make the world a better place.

Thank you for following me, encouraging me and joining me in these efforts.