Hope
Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed. (Tom Clancy, late author and screenwriter)
Sometimes we feel as if we’re caught in an unpleasant situation from which there seems to be no escape. Our past experience may be telling us that we can’t change our circumstances—that we’re trapped by unalterable conditions. But, as Clancy points out, our hope lies in our creative abilities to find a way to overcome.
But if we wait expectantly for things we have never seen, then we hope with true perseverance and eager anticipation (Romans 8:25).