What is faith? How is faith related to hope?

Faith never gives up in face of obstacle but find ways to fulfill its hope.

What is faith? How is faith related to hope?

I have been troubled by this:

Mat 15:26 And he answered, “It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.”
Mat 15:27 She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.” 
Mat 15:28 Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed instantly.

Most of us will think that Jesus was being nasty to the woman. But it is a story to show the meaning of faith.

Faith never gives up in face of obstacle but find ways to fulfill its hope.

Jesus was leading and triggering the woman's faith to break the normal norms of blessings to the Jews first.

Have you given up lately because of some objections or obstacles? 
Keep the goal but find new ways to achieve it.

Now can we see the meaning of this famous quote of Hebrew 11:1 "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see."

Faith insists that the Hope is realized!

Lim Liat (c) 30 Nov 17