Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people… Ephesians 1:18 Psalm 119:114īut let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. You are my hiding place and my shield I hope in Your word. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices my flesh also will rest in hope. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. Then you will know that I am the Lord those who hope in me will not be disappointed. They will soar on wings like eagles they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. May the words of these Bible verses fill your soul with hope and strength today! Here are 25 scriptures about hope and strength that we can use to stand on in times of difficulty. But when our hearts grow weary, aching from the pain of deferred hope, God will fulfill our longings with satisfaction, strengthening our souls like a strong tree.Ģ5 Scriptures on Hope and Strength to Stand on This sinful world will still inflict pain and hurt. This does not mean that we will never face disappointments by others. Have you placed your complete hope in God? Have you given over to him the deepest longings of your heart? Put your hope in him, and he will never disappoint you. …a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life. Like a towering tree firmly planted by flowing streams. Like the unraveling seams of a cheap garment, the hope of this world will leave us undone, exposing our hearts to the devastating pangs of disappointment.īut when we clothe ourselves with the hope and strength of Christ, we will stand firm, tall, and unshaken.

The glorious appearing of Christ (Titus 2:11-14)Ī hope that is placed in anything other than our Sovereign Savior will leave our hearts sick, aching, and bleeding.Putting our Hope and Strength in GodĪlthough the people and circumstances our lives continually let us down, we can confidently put our hope in… The only one who fits this description is God Almighty.Īll other counterfeits fall desperately short. The One in whom complete faith and trust is placed. It is the firm, confident conviction in Someone who is completely trustworthy. Real hope is much more than wishful thinking. We know deep down that we cannot find true fulfillment in these things–but why are we so discouraged when they fail us? We begin to wonder if our longing for love and significance will ever be fulfilled.īut we often find ourselves putting our hope in the wrong things. When our hope is deferred or delayed, we lose heart. The dictionary defines hope as a belief that is attainable a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen ( source).

Bible verses about hope