Friend, let me tell you something that’ll steady your heart in these shaky times. Peter wrote, “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.” (1 Peter 3:15 KJV)

That means our lives should look so full of hope, so anchored in Christ, that people can’t help but ask, “What makes you different?” And when they do, we don’t need a seminary degree or a fancy speech—we just need to point them to Jesus. Your story, your testimony, your everyday walk with God—that’s your answer.

Think about it like this: if you carry a lantern into a dark room, you don’t have to explain how electricity works. You just hold it up, and the light speaks for itself. That’s what hope in Christ does. It shines through your words, your patience, your kindness, your steady faith when life gets hard.

So don’t be afraid. Don’t shrink back. Keep Christ set apart in your heart, live out His hope with humility, and when someone leans in and asks, “Why do you have peace when the world’s falling apart?”—you’ll be ready to say, “Because my hope is built on nothing less than Jesus Christ.”

Keep shining, friend. Somebody needs the hope you’ve go