A man asked a ball player,

"Thirty to nothing," he answered.

"You're losing," he said. " No," replied the boy, "we haven't been to bat yet."

As long as they hadn't been to bat, they could hope.

Everything that's done in the world is done by hope. For hope is the belief that something we desire will happen.

But along with your hoping, do some hopping.

What's achievement but a dream draped in determination.

What's success but a desire dressed in denim.

But along with the optimism, there must be obedience to God.

The Living Bible says, "God blessed those who obey Him."