The words faith and hope are more times than not considered “dirty words." They think if you have a positive attitude and hope for the best you will only let yourself down in the long run. When did putting all your faith into a perfect God become hopeless? Never, we only grew impatient with the situation. Today, all generations are impatient. The longer we wait the less likely it will happen. Right? It is as if we forgot how to communicate not only with each other, but also with God. Communication isn't ranting on about how bad your life is, and expecting someone to fix it. So, why would we think communicating with God worked that way?

Faith is the reason we have a relationship with God. If. you don't have faith in him why waste your time at church acting like you do? “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20 | ESV) Having faith in Him, and following in Jesus’s footsteps is the reason we do the things we do. Have patience and faith, because your relationship with God depends on it. Have patience in an answer from Him, because you have faith.

“But the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.” (Psalms 147:11 | ESV). Have hope and keep positive vibes going when faced with challenges. Being pessimistic is not going to convince anyone that you honestly have true faith in God. Having hope is knowing that He has your back through everything. Hope is knowing when you turn to Him in times of trial He will provide. He provides in ways you will never understand, but one day it will become clear that everything he has done has reasoning. We lose hope in Him, because we lose hope in ourselves. We try to succeed on our own, but failure is all we get. Look to him to succeed, and he will prove that it is not success you were after all along it was filling. Filling in that you were only trying to fill the empty hole in your soul where He belongs. We lose hope in Him, because we never had the right goal in the first place. If you take your eyes off the bullseye, you'll miss every time. Our stupid human ways are the true reason for the hopelessness.

Faith and hope are not really dirty words. We give up on the situation, and then we lose faith. Have faith in God, and hope for perfect understanding in the things he is doing in your life everyday. Faith and hope are main components in your relationship with God. I hope you take the time to think about how strong your faith in Him truly is, and make a change if it is needed.