Hope When It's Dim
For the seasons hope feels like a stretch.
Holding onto hope when nothing's changing.
The big idea
Hope isn't a feeling. It's a decision you keep making.
What does “Hope When It's Dim” walk through?
God of Hope
Romans 15:13 · KJV
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.
In plain English
May the God of hope fill you up — joy, peace, more hope than you started with.
When You Don't Feel It
Hope isn't a feeling that arrives on a good day. It's a stance you take on a hard one. When you don't feel hopeful, that's the moment to repeat what's true: God is real, God is near, God's not done.
New Every Morning
Lamentations 3:22-23 · KJV
It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
In plain English
Because of God's mercy, we make it through. His kindness is fresh every single morning.
“Hope is the decision to keep walking when you can't see the next bend.”
Borrow It
When you can't generate hope, borrow it. Read someone else's testimony. Sit with someone whose faith is strong. The hope you can't manufacture, you can sometimes catch from another believer.
Pray
Father of hope, on the days I can't muster any of my own, send me yours. Through scripture, through people, through your Spirit. Hold me up.
Write it down
What's one truth about God you can repeat to yourself when hope feels low?
You finished: Hope When It's Dim
Hope doesn't always feel like much. Sometimes it's just refusing to give up. That counts.
Which passages does this journey use?
2 passages, drawn from Romans 15:13, Lamentations 3:22-23. Every verse appears here in the King James text with a plain-English line beside it, so you can read it without a commentary open. Allow about 5 minutes for the whole thing, or 6 short sittings.
- Romans 15:13
- Lamentations 3:22-23
Read any of these in full on the complete KJV, or look the wording up independently at Blue Letter Bible.
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