Thankful Thursday ~ Hope

“But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect…” ~ 1 Peter 3:14-15 (emphasis mine)

Hope (to believe, desire, or trust), what a beautiful word. You know, so many today are hopeless, I am glad that we have Someone who gives us hope. Hope for a better tomorrow; hope to see us through the valleys…Yeah – I am very thankful for HOPE!!!

How can we, as followers of Christ, give others the hope we have? To be honest, some days I have a hard time when looking at all the things happening around us…Economy is in the basement, people persecuting Christians (yes, even here is the U.S.)…so much negativity in the corporate world. I think that we can live hope. Have a positive attitude (sometimes hard – I agree), have encouraging words for others, be friendly…Maybe we are the only ones listening…Be open — listen and live out the hope you have — someone else might be thankful for hope 🙂

What are you thankful for this week? Please do share with us by leaving your link below. If time allows you this week, please visit others.

Thank you for stopping by today…Remember, Hope is always there – reach for it 🙂

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Thankful Thursday Participants

1. Daisy
2. Lynn (Spiritually Unequal Marriage)
3. Melanie
4. Rocks@Made To Worship
5. Trish @ Another Piece of the Puzzle
6. bp
7. Debbie @ Heart Choices
8. LaDonna
9. Karen
10. debi @ Who Says 8 is Enough?
11. Laurie @ Women Taking a Stand
12. Chris
13. Denise
14. JesuLalaine
15. purple moose
16. It Feels Like Chaos
17. Pia
18. Grace of A walk to remember
19. PASTOR GIOVANNI
20. Pia
21. Janujennifer
22. hip chick
23. angela
24. Erica
25. AMAZING GRACE
26. TerritoryMom
27. Red
28. Karen@Hallelujah Anyhow
29. gengen
30. Stacey
31. lisa@my little corner of the world
32. lily valley karen
33. Debra Kaye
34. Jana@Life with The Leonard’s
35. Connie
36. Rita @ Following31
37. Chocolate and Coffee
38. Lisa @ Kelly’s Klues
39. Claudia
40. Carla
41. becky aka theRAV
42. Peggy @ Missions
43. Jen @ Scraps and Snippets
44. Janet @ Wildflower Thinking
45. Hannah @ fortheirfuture
46. Carrie – Oak Rise Cottage
47. Cora
48. tami aka agodlyhomemaker
49. Marsha
50. Donetta at a life uncommon…
51. Susan
52. Sandy
53. Magee Baby
54. Bernice ( My Journey )
55. Carolyn

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PS: I am a little sad tonight…Our little doggy Bandit passed away about an hour ago. He lived a long and happy life though — we was 17 years old…He will be missed.