Where's Your Source of Hope?

Let me ask you something...where is your source of hope?  Somewhere along the way, we have decided that the word "hope" is very similar to "wish" because both words imply doubt.  "I hope I do well on my oral boards today."  "I wish I was good at taking oral boards."  Where is the confidence?  That concrete confidence whereby we are assured of success without a doubt!

The word translated as "Hope" in today's passage is the Greek word "pilas" which quite literally means: "joyful and confident expectation."  Does that sound like there's any doubt or wondering?

Look again what Paul is saying, 'I pray that God [who is] THE Source of Hope [joyful and confident expectation] will fill you [to overflowing] completely with joy..."  Paul knows that God is the only source of hope for us, and he knows that God willingly offers to fill us with with joy.  We have NO reason to doubt because God has NOT failed EVER!  And when you have hope, there is a peace and joy that floods us because we know everything is going to be okay.

Where is YOUR source of hope?