Forward on Hope

I was reading the Cheesehead in Paradise blog this afternoon. The pastor who writes the blog preached a sermon based on a phrase she picked up at a conference: "Tripping Forward on Hope."

I'm intrigued by that phrase. Tripping forward on hope.

• Tripping-- Tripping implies imbalance. It is a sense of being out of control. When we are tripping foward on hope, we have released control to something larger than ourselves -- to God.
• Forward -- The word forward implies looking toward the present and the future -- not the past. When we go forward, we are not going back and hopefully, not judging what we do against what we have done in the past.
• Hope -- Hope is not wishing. Christian hope is certainty. In hope is joy and grace.
  When we trip foward on hope, we are believing that something in our lives is leading us to where God wants us to be. It involves confidence and trust in God. With it we find joy and grace.