Earlier this year, I saw Barack Obama's book "The Audacity of Hope". Although I haven't read the book yet, the title struck me as incredibly powerful and bold.
In life, we always have a choice when we are faced with situations. I often find my choices lean toward fear, doubt and worry due my loss of control and lack of trust in God.
In 1 Corinthians 13, there are three other choices to life: faith, hope and love. When you compared both the negative and positive choices, they are actually opposites:
- faith / doubt
- hope / worry
- love / fear
When I think about it, doubt, worry and fear do not draw you to God but actually prevent you from fully living the blessings of life. That is why I liked the word "audacity" because it flies in the face of negativity. The definition of audacity is "boldness or daring, esp. with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions."
I want the audacity to hope in the face of life's uncertainties and challenges. Hope is what makes us human. I would rather live with disappointment than to never choose hope.
Friday, June 22, 2007
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Great insights, I love the way you've expressed it.
We read Obama's book in the book club Lance and I are in. It was really good. It might not have the same impact as it does on someone living in the US, I guess, but he still has some great stuff to say. My favorite part is his discussion with Warren Buffett about wealth and privilege. Oh, yeah, and I'd vote for him over Hillary (and any of the Republican candidates) any day.
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