Saturday, July 18, 2009

Hope

I met a guy last year that held tchuworo the philosophy of human optimism. He ultimately thought that given the chance all humans were good. Philosopher Immanuel Kant was right when he said if we were all good we would all be happy. But the world as we know it is not like this. Moral evil is pervasive and no matter what humanist teach us we do not have the resources to put a stop to it within ourselves. My friend believes what the world needs is a little more optimism. Optimism has its limits and when stretched leads to despair and a world full of anxiety. Christian hope takes optimism to a different level. Optimism is founded in human abilitiy. Hope is founded in God. For the person who has a relationship with Christ, hope is not dependent on the strength of our own spirit, but functions when our optimism fails. Only Christian hope has the power to unlock the future for those whose present is a dead end. If you want to hear more about hope overcoming doubt join us for worship Sunday Morning, 11am at Cherokee County High School.

Still Believing,

jamey

1 comment:

CourtneyC said...

That song the band does "Song of Hope" is what gets me through some tough moments in life. I truely believe that there is always hope!!