Devotionals about Hope

Trust

He Sustains Us

Read: Psalm 63 My soul will be satisfied. (v. 5) Imagine being lost in a desert—the last drops of water in your flask ran out three days ago and you’re

Trust

When God Pursues Us

Read: Psalm 139 O LORD, you have searched me and known me! (v. 1) Sometimes when I stand calmly before a mirror and focus on my own eyes, I think,

Despair

He Leads Us

Read: Psalm 23 He restores my soul. (v. 3) On August 22, 2006, I gave up alcohol in what would be one of the most major life transitions and disorienting

Trust

In God We Trust

Read: Psalm 56 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. (vv. 3-4)

Despair

Look Up

Read: Psalm 71 For you, O Lord, are my hope. (v. 5) There’s an expression that refers to being between a rock and a hard place. When I was younger

Trust

Not Alone

Read: Psalm 34 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted. (v. 18) When I was 21, I was diagnosed with a mental illness. The diagnosis stung. I knew God created

Prayer

The God Who Keeps Us

Read: Psalm 121 My help comes from the LORD. (v. 2) When my son was eight weeks old, he stopped breathing. After dozens of hospitalizations and through the passing years,

Trust

The Silence and Salvation of God

Read: Psalm 22 Remember and turn to the LORD. (v. 27) When I was seven years old, my father abandoned me after my parents divorced, but I couldn’t stop loving

Trust

How Long, O Lord?

Read: Psalm 13 I have trusted in your steadfast love. (v. 5) There have been times in my life when I felt deep despair. It felt like the world was