Tag: hope

How to Stay Hopeful When Things Are Hard?

Waiting can feel like your life is on pause…

Through prayer and relying on God’s promises. At times, we can feel as if God is so far away and He does not hear our prayers. We wait and wait, and still there is no word from above. We believe waiting is wasting time.

The Bible says:

“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” – Isaiah 40:31

Waiting can feel like your life is on pause while everyone else moves forward. Other people are getting the answers, the opportunities, the healing, the relationships you’ve prayed for – and you’re still here, in the same place, with the same questions. It is easy to believe that nothing is happening, that time is being wasted, that God has somehow overlooked you.

But Isaiah 40:31 paints a different picture. Waiting upon the Lord is not the same as passively sitting in a corner, staring at the clock. It is a kind of leaning in-turning your face toward Him, even when He seems silent; holding onot Him, even when you don’t see what He’s doing. This kind of waiting is not empty; it is the place where He promises to renew your strength.

What do you do when you are waiting on God for an answer? Do you wait with hope? Do you beg Him every day for the answer? Do you cry hard thinking He will have pity on you? Or do you rest in His promise of faith?

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Next post on hope will continue soon, keep an eye open.

For The Moment…20

The Lord is:

  • My rock
  • My fortress
  • My Deliverer
  • My God
  • My strength
  • My buckler
  • The horn of my salvation
  • My high tower

He is altogether lovely. (Psalm 18 verse 2 and Solomon 5 verse 16)

For The Moment…18. Is there anything impossible for God?

He gives power to the faint

We all have limitations. There are places we cannot go and things we cannot do without supernatural help. We have the potential to exceed our imagination, but some things are impossible to do. However, with God, everything is possible. No one is greater than God. No one is like Him. He is God, the Holy One. His power is vast. He is infinite. The Creator who rides on the wings of the wind. Who called into existence things that did not exist. The One who loves us first when we are unable to love. The One who cannot deny himself because He is Love. (Matthew 19 verse 26, Jeremiah 32 verse 17, Genesis 18 verse 13)

For The Moment…#12

By accepting Jesus Christ as our Saviour, we receive the gift of eternal life.

Consider and hear me, O Lord my God. Psalm 13 verse 3

Someone commented on the grace of God, saying it’s something we don’t deserve. It’s true. The God of the universe has so much love that He gave His only son to save us from sin. He wants us all to be saved and go back to Him. By accepting Jesus Christ as our Saviour, we receive the gift of eternal life. Christ died for us, the undeserving, to reconcile us with God. This is an undeserved gift. (1 Peter 3:18-22)

For The Moment…#11

His mercy endures forever.

Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing.  In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 1 Thessalonians 5 verses 16 – 18

When the days grow dark with worry and stress, we ought to look to the Lord for all our needs. His words are pure, and his promises are true. As we look to him for help, it is best not to lean to our own understanding. He knows the way and will make the path clear and clean for us to walk to safety . Rejoice in the fact that he is a good and compassionate God. Give thanks to him for his mercy endures forever. -adapted from Zoom Meeting 2024 – C. Heiland.

For the Moment…#10

In God we trust.

If God be for you then who can be against you?

Sometimes, when things go wrong, and those around you rise up in false witness against you, discouragement sets in, and depression drives you into distress. Remember, those who seek to discredit you will not last. Their vain, brief victories will end. When God is for you, no one can be against you. ”The Lord is king forever and ever. The Lord hast heard the desire of the humble. In the Lord, put your trust.” Psalms 10 and 11.

For the Moment…#9

O our God, wilt thou not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee. 2 Chronicles 20 verse 12 – from Zoom Meeting – S. Martin

  • Prayer of Jehoshaphat before confronted by enemies.
  • We have no power on our own and do not know what to do, but our eyes are on the LORD, and we should not be afraid.
  • Look to the Lord; he is faithful.
  • We praise him for all that is past and trust him for that is to come

For the Moment…#8

The Lord is our hope

Lord Jesus is our only real hope. – from New Year’s Zoom Meeting – K. Martin.

Call unto me, and I will answer thee and show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not. Jeremiah 33, verse 3

For the Moment…#7

As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

And he said unto him, Fear not for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee and that also Saul my father knoweth. 1 Samuel 23 verse 17.

It is sad that Jonathan, Saul’s son, chose the wrong side and died with his father instead of standing at King David’s side. One mistake can lead to dire consequences. Say as Joshua did: choose today whom you will serve, but for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

For the Moment…#6

Be strong and of good courage.

Once you experience God’s goodness, you can go on to encourage others.

And Joshua said unto them, Fear not; nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight. Joshua 10 verse 25.