There are two prevalent reasons why people lose today: either they give up or they fail to pursue at all. Both of these causes failure to happen because of one precedent; we give up or fail to try at all because of a lack of hope.
Hope is an important element in our walk with Christ. Hope is very different from faith. Hebrews 11:1b says "faith is the substance of things hoped for" (KJV). While faith is our response or action to circumstances and trials, hope is what causes us to respond and act. Our hope sets a firm foundation for our faith, but one question we must ask ourselves is, "Where does my hope lie?"
The thing about hope is that it has to be rested on something that is sure. When we put our hopes on something unsure, we only set ourselves on a foundation like sand, which is easily washed off when storms come. We know that there is no hope greater than the hope we have in Jesus Christ. When we put our hope in Him for all things, we set ourselves up for the vision and charge ourselves up to pursue that vision.
Here are seven scriptures on finding hope in God even in the most hopeless times.
"But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint" (ESV, Isaiah 40:31). (Pexels)"He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away" (ESV, Revelation 21:4). (Pixabay)"But, as it is written, "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him" (ESV, 1 Corinthians 2:9). (Pexels)"As we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal" (ESV, 2 Corinthians 4:18). (Pixabay)"Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us" (ESV, Romans 5:3–5). (Pexels)"Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off" (ESV, Proverbs 23:18). (Pixabay)"Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God" (ESV, Psalm 43:5). (Pixabay)
