I've been thinking about this post for the last couple days &amp; I also read DaNae's post with great interest.  Ironically, I have been talking to someone else about hope in the future lately so I found this to be helpful.  It is hard to have hope when you loose focus &amp; vision when you live with a chronic illness.  I have felt beat up too often to jump back up and be filled with hope.  I think somedays I'm more wary than hopeful (a dangerous place to be).  I do want to add that when you turn everything to God it becomes less about us &amp; more about Him &amp; that helps in being hopeful and regaining focus.  Thank you for your well timed post.