In Chapter 8 (“Focusing on Jesus”) of If You Want to Walk on Water . . . , John Ortberg differentiates between optimism and hope. Optimism requires a belief that things progressively will get better, whereas hope is more inclusive and faith-based: “Hope includes all the psychological advantages of optimism, but is rooted in something deeper. When I hope, I believe that God is at work to redeem all things, regardless of how things happen to be turning out for me today. . . . Our ability to live in hope- to remain focused on Christ during the storm- is largely dependent on what we feed our minds. This is how we are able to focus on the Savior rather than the storm.”