"If only" If only I could have been a little faster in this stretch of the race. If only I was a little taller. If only I weighed less, If only people knew me for who I really was. If only I had more courage. If only...There are times in life when we want something so badly and we truly believe that this thing can happen for us. That feeling is called "Hope". Hope can also be defined as a person or thing in which expectations are centered. This definition encourages me to live by one of my favorite spiritual truths, Jesus is my Hope.