Faith, Hope & Love: The True Trinity of Holistic Success
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIV)
Three things that you need in this life for sure are faith, hope and love. I call these the True Trinity of Holistic Success. These core virtues are truly unconditional and are the chief cornerstones of our highest and best livelihood. I can’t imagine my life without having faith, hope and most of all the love of God.
I simply can’t imagine where I would be if not for this Trinity. Though I’ve embodied this Trinity and operate from it regularly, I make sure that I take time to commune with each virtue as if I have a relationship with each one. No matter how much faith, hope or love that we have, there is always a next level for greater evolution and expansion.
It’s important to have a relationship in the same way that you have a relationship with the Trinity of the Father, Son & Holy Spirit. This is vital because faith, hope and love are all extensions of that same SOURCE connection.
One way to establish a relationship with these virtues is to practice regular communion by taking time to be present with the meanings of the words in different ways. Also, reflecting on what these words mean to you and how they’ve applied in your life circumstance. I like to look at the dictionary meanings, also scripture meanings, listen to related songs and messages from others in several formats like quotes.
Below are a few examples…
General Dictionary Meanings
Faith: complete trust or confidence in someone or something or strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.
Hope: to cherish a desire with anticipation: to want something to happen or be true hopes for a promotion hoping for the best. I hope so: to desire with expectation of obtainment or fulfillment.
Love: an intense feeling of deep affection or a great interest and pleasure in something or a person or thing that one loves.
Biblical Scriptures
Faith
“Faith is the assured expectation of what is hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities that are not seen.” Hebrews 11:1, New World Translation.
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1, King James Version.
Hope
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11, New International Version
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11, New Living Translation
Love
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16, New International Version
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16. New Living Translation
1 CORINTHIANS 13 (NIV)
1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
4. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part, 10. but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 11. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 12. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. 13. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Songs
Danny Gokey — Stand In Faith (Official Lyric Video) — YouTube
Phil Wickham — Living Hope (Official Music Video) — YouTube
Cece Winans Without Love — YouTube 1 Corinthians 13
Quotes…
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.” ~Nelson Mandela
“Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.” ~Oscar Wilde
Again, these are just examples of how you can spend time being present with each aspect of the Trinity in order to build, deepen and continue to strengthen the relationship.
I hope this article serves you well. I would love to hear how faith, hope and love operate in your life for holistic success. If you want to learn more about my role in this area, click the title Meet…AliNICOLE WOW! The “Ultimate” Multi-Functional Minister-preneur
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