A Hope Declaration

When challenges and difficulties come knocking at our door, it’s hard to find hope. It feels elusive and… vulnerable.

There were moments on this long medical journey I’ve been on where I came to the realization that I was afraid to hope. It felt too risky. Too raw. Hoping felt like laying my soul bare.

What if it didn’t happen?
What if I was disappointed and sad and suffering… again?

So I did what many of us do—I pushed hope to the side and armored up. I told myself it was wiser that way. More practical. Less painful.

But what is the cost of not hoping?

It doesn’t shield us from disappointment, It just keeps us stuck in discouragement. It quietly saps our joy, dims our energy, and drains our ability to move forward. It doesn’t change the outcome—it just makes the journey heavier.

And losing heart? That’s a kind of giving up.

As someone who deeply loves God and genuinely wants to carry light into the world, that realization hit hard. I’ve always seen myself as a hope-bearer. But there I was… feeling the slow fade of hope, and unsure how to get it back.

But little by little, as I got honest with myself—and with God—about what was really going on, He began peeling back the protective layers I had wrapped around my heart. And slowly, I started letting hope in again.

This hope brought back my courage. And my renewed courage fueled further hope.

Maybe you’re in that place where I was – where hope feels like too much – too scary.

You may have a spiritual faith, you may not. Regardless of where you are on that journey, HOPE IS FOR EACH ONE OF US.

Yesterday, I sat down and wrote a hope declaration. Just a simple statement of what I believe God is building in me—not because of circumstances, but in spite of them. And even though I’m still growing into it, I can tell you this with full confidence: I believe it. With my whole heart.

By the time you’re reading this, I’ll be in surgery or post surgery once again. If you feel led, I would be so honored if you would pray for healing and peace over the very long journey I have ahead of me. But more than that, I want to invite you into something personal and powerful today.

Would you write your own declaration of hope?

It doesn’t need to be long or polished. Just a few honest words that might say, “I believe God is still working. I believe something good is being built in me. I believe my hope is not tied to an outcome, but to a good future planned for me.”

It can be whatever you want and need it to be.

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Whatever you’re walking through today, I want you to know this:

There is strength for today, and bright hope for tomorrow. Hope isn’t just an emotion. Hope is sun breaking the veil of darkness – in my life and in yours.

LET’S GRAB IT WITH BOTH HANDS.