01/06/2026
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It’s been a difficult season for many people. Hope is in short supply when job hunts lead nowhere and health challenges aren’t improving and family issues won’t go away. Our Lord Jesus understands what unrelenting disappointment feels like. He knows that “not getting what you want” is frustrating and discouraging. He realizes that we need something to hang on to.
That’s why the Lord wants us to hang on to Him. He’s waiting for the moment we come to the end of ourselves, our plans, our dreams and at last begin to realize that our hope is found only in Him.
To move from doubt to belief requires a leap of faith, which often looks less like leaping and more like waiting, praying, and trusting, as these verses from Psalms teach us:
“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” (Psalm 27:14, NIV)
“Hear my prayer, Lord; let my cry for help come to you.” (Psalm 102:1, NIV)
“Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you.” (Psalm 84:12, NIV)
Oh, the fruit of that waiting, praying, and trusting!
When we hang on to hope and don’t lose heart, God will produce in us a whole tree bearing vital food for our souls. Hope grows in a heart made fertile by God’s Word, refreshed by His living water, and warmed by the light of His love every season of the year.
Heartache is a certainty in life. But so, dear friend, is God, the Source of our hope.
by Liz Curtis Higgs