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"For I know the plans that I have for you declares the Lord. They are plans to give you hope and a good future" - Jeremiah 29:11

Hope is one of the fruits of the spirits and is very well linked to faith. The Bible says in Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see" Hoping for something is faith. Believing that it will happen. David in the Bible had hope that he would kill Goliath. He knew would God's help that his hope would give him strength. An Oxford Dictionary definition of hope is:
feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen:
he looked through her belongings in the hope of coming across some information
[COUNT NOUN]: I had high hopes of making the Olympic team

Hope is having faith and believing for something. Hope, unkowningly, gives us strength to keep on pursuing what we hope for. Hope keeps us strong when we want it to. When it seems hopeless, God’s messages about our future hope can deeply encourage us. There are plenty of bible verses that conclude God's type of hope can encourage us. Jesus gave us hope, faith and life for a reason!

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