Hold Hope to Tear Tears

To have hope is to live in a realm outside our existence. Our human minds can only pretend to have hope through all the trials we go through. We tell ourselves that we are going to hold on to whatever glimpse of hope we can see with our eyes. When opposition comes to face us dead on, we bow down in surrender, losing whatever hope we thought we once had.

As I write this I start to question myself in the capacity of true hope existing in my life. For years I understood hope to be something we say to give us this emotional stimulus to feel better. Hope to me became like a drug that had lost its potency. Unless I upped my dosage I would not feel better. I started to question hope and why it even exists. We all have hoped for something and been let down. I can count more times I have been let down by hope than times where what I wanted came true.

It's in that moment of failure that truth becomes reality. The hope I seek is not based on true faith, but rather it is to suffice my own need to have joy. It's like living in this fantasy world where we hope to have all the desires of our heart but lack the faith to believe it can happen. Our minds cultivate this existence without seeking the counsel of our heart.

This is where hope and its identity are found. We often hope for something with all our mind, pushing the boundaries of intelligence, but fall down an empty path of deception and hurt. It is with our minds that we are often led astray. Why do we seek hope with our minds? Is it because some of us are dreamers? If we are to believe in something so radical, why don't we use the most powerful tool in our arsenal: our hearts.

This isn't some new age idealism. This is the basics. If you are some mathematical genius, set aside your probabilities and take on this message: Hold on to hope with all your heart, for your heart is in instrument that no equation can relate. The reason many of us lose hope is because we lack heart to believe in it. This is a message that extends to anyone. The nature of hope can only grow within the boundaries of your heart.

Hope cannot grow alone. It takes faith, patience and dedication. Hope is real, it exists. You can find it if you embrace its power.

Whatever it is that you are going through I urge you to not give up. If you have been let down, hurt, mistreated or just feel alone, do not give up. If you cannot find hope within yourself find hope in the One who has something more for you. Don't let this world tell you that you are not good enough or that you will amount to nothing. If you hold on to hope with all your heart, you already have taken out the skeptics. This world does not care about you. But when you have this amazing hope brewing in your heart that is healthy and fruitful, they will hate you. This is the world we live in. We were once harmonious and now we are against one another. You can be the difference and set the trend for a hopeful nation.

Your greatest battles are won when the cost of victory is closest to your heart. Let today be a victory for hope today. Tear your tears away by holding on to Hope.