Are you stressed, or worried? Take comfort in knowing that there is hope. Don’t give up. These 7 Bible verses are a reminder that you can find hope in God and by reading the Bible.
- Psalm 71:5 For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O LORD, from my youth.
God is our hope. People may let us down, opportunities may go away, worldly things be lost or destroyed. But can can trust God and put our hope in him.
- Deuteronomy 31:8 It is the LORD who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.
If you are struggling, this is a reminder that God is with you. You are not alone, it is not hopeless.
- Proverbs 23:18 Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
This is a promise that hope in God is a hope that lasts. God will not let you down. Trust God to lead you into your future.
- Psalm 119:114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.
God has given us the Bible, his Word. Read it. You can find comfort and encouragement.
- Romans 5:1-2 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
It is thanks to Jesus Christ we can have hope. He came into the world with light, with love, with redemption and salvation.
- Titus 2:11-13 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ
We are waiting for the second coming of Jesus. It is a promise to trust and have hope in. The day will come.
- Psalm 71:14 But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.
Every day, put your faith in God, have your hope in him and whatever your situation is, praise God.
You wonder when the pain will stop—the crushing weight of the world’s emptiness. You wonder when you’ll stop picking up the phone only to realize there’s no one to call. You wonder when a song or smell that reminds you of that person won’t clutch at your throat and blind your eyes without warning.
“A single person is missing from you, and the whole world is empty,” as author Joan Didion puts it.
The emptiness can feel like a life sentence. You might feel alone, like no one fully understands your pain.
Jesus understands your suffering—because he suffered too (Isaiah 53:3). After Jesus was born on the earth, he promised to conquer our great enemy—death—forever.
On the cross, Jesus destroyed death by dying for us. Jesus suffered and died for you so that you can live in union with God (1 Peter 3:18). In the Bible, Jesus says he wants to take your suffering and trade it for joy (Matthew 11:28-30). Even when the world feels empty, even when you’re overcome by grief, God can give you a peace “far beyond human understanding” (Philippians 4:7).
That doesn’t mean you won’t still long for your lost loved one. It means that God can help heal the great emptiness you feel in your heart if you tell him about your pain and ask him for peace. Take a moment right now to reflect on these verses about God’s love for you, and then try to tell him how you feel:
God sees your suffering.
You know how troubled I am;
you have kept a record of my tears.
Aren’t they listed in your book? — Psalm 56:8
You can talk to God about your pain.
Trust in God at all times, my people.
Tell him all your troubles,
for he is our refuge. — Psalm 62:8
God is with you in the depths of your anguish.
Even if I go through the deepest darkness,
I will not be afraid, Lord,
for you are with me.
Your shepherd’s rod and staff protect me. — Psalm 23:4
God can bring you joy.
He has sent me to comfort all who mourn,
To give to those who mourn in Zion
Joy and gladness instead of grief,
A song of praise instead of sorrow.
They will be like trees
That the Lord himself has planted. —Isaiah 61:2b-3
God can give you peace.
Peace is what I leave with you; it is my own peace that I give you. I do not give it as the world does. Do not be worried and upset; do not be afraid. — John 14:27
Death of a loved one
Jesus suffered and died for you so that you can live in union with God (1 Peter 3:18). In the Bible, Jesus says he wants to take your suffering and trade it for joy (Matthew 11:28-30). Even when the world feels empty, even when you’re overcome by grief, God can give you a peace “far beyond human understanding” (Philippians 4:7).
Jesus suffered and died for you so that you can live in union with God (1 Peter 3:18). In the Bible, Jesus says he wants to take your suffering and trade it for joy (Matthew 11:28-30). Even when the world feels empty, even when you’re overcome by grief, God can give you a peace “far beyond human understanding” (Philippians 4:7).