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5 Bible Verses to Fill Your Soul with Hope

5 Bible Verses to Fill Your Soul with Hope

As we are approaching different seasons of life, we often are short on hope. Our life can wear us out to the point that we feel hopeless, unseen, and hurt. The Lord can come to our side when we feel far from hopeful. He is just a prayer away from each of us. If you are not already in the habit of praying, try to start praying to Jesus every morning and ask Him to fill your heart with hope. With time, you can work up to praying more throughout the day.

In order to start the process of regular praying, we have to start small. Simple prayers, such as, “Jesus, give me hope for the day,” can go a long way. With time, you will feel more comfortable opening up to God and trusting Him with your feelings. If you are having a hard time opening up to God because people in your life have hurt you when you trusted them with a deep feeling, know that God will never be mean to you for sharing your feelings. Rather, He will graciously hold your feelings and help them process them.

As you are practicing bringing your prayers to the feet of Jesus, continue to pray for hope. God can bring hope into your heart and give you lasting peace. Combine your practice of prayer with Bible reading and you will be able to start cultivating your relationship with Him. The more you cultivate your relationship with Him, the more you will feel hopeful. The Lord loves you and He will fill your heart with hope.

A key way Jesus can fill our heart with hope is by reading Bible verses. The Bible is God’s main way of communicating to us, which is why we need to be actively reading His Word every day. We talk to God through prayer and He speaks back to us through the Bible. Whenever our hearts are in need of hope, we can reflect on certain passages. Here are five Bible verses to fill your heart with hope today. 

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    1. Psalm 62:5-6

    “Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken” (Psalm 62:5-6). 

    Psalm 62:5-6 petitions us to find rest in God. Our souls can take rest in God because our hope is found in Him. Similar to how David rested in the peace of knowing God was his rock, salvation, and fortress, we can too. We will not be shaken because our hope is found in the sure promises of God. He is the fortress we can run to when we are feeling hopeless. In Him, there is never-ending hope.

    Our souls become weary when we are facing an absence of hope. By turning to God, we can have lasting rest and peace. The world wants to make us feel as though we are without hope, yet we can rely on what we know. The Bible tells us plainly in this passage that our hope will never be shaken when we are trusting in God. Bring your worrisome heart to the Lord and allow Him to fill your heart with hope.

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    2. Psalm 130:5

    “I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope” (Psalm 130:5).

    Psalm 130 is part of the song ascents and it is a psalm that can point our hearts into the direction of hope. The psalmist tells us in Psalm 130:5 that he waits on the Lord. Going further, he says his entire being waits and he places his hope in the Lord’s word. This is something that we must do in our lives in order to ensure hope remains. Even when the days look cold and miserable, we need to wait on the Lord and find our hope in Him.

    Waiting can be hard, yet it is something we all must do. We have to wait for the Lord and continue to have faith in Him even when things seem to be stagnant. Jesus is always working and we never have to fear being made to wait longer than what is necessary. As we are going through this season of waiting, we need to rest in the promise that our hope is in Him. In His Word—the Bible—we can have lasting hope.

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    3. Romans 15:13

    “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13).

    These words were spoken by the Apostle Paul to the Roman church. As part of his discussion to the Romans, he wanted to encourage them. Through the passage of Romans 15:13, we see Paul informing the Roman believers that the God of all hope would fill them with all joy and peace as they trust in Him. This in turn, would cause them to overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. When we look at this passage, we see hope mentioned twice. 

    The first instance of the word “hope” is when Paul says God is the “God of hope.” From this very truth, we can be assured that God is the One who can fill us with hope. Since He is the God of hope, we will never be lacking in hope when we are focusing on Him. 

    The second instance of Paul using the word “hope” in this passage is when he says, “so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Through trusting in God, we will overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Allow this truth to give you comfort, encouragement, and most importantly, hope. Whenever you are longing for hope, remember the truth that God is the God of hope and as you continue to trust in Him, hope will overflow into your heart.

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    4. 2 Corinthians 4:18

    “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:18).

    Within 2 Corinthians, we see Paul once again speaking to the church at Corinth. While these words were spoken to the Corinthians a long time ago, they are still relevant to us today. Paul tells us in 2 Corinthians 4:18 that we need to fix our eyes on what is unseen because what is unseen is eternal. What we see is only temporary and will fade away. 

    Through this passage, Paul is urging us to focus on what is eternal. Even though it may be unseeable, it is present and it will endure for all eternity. A few of these unseeable things include salvation, our hope in the Lord, the love of the Lord, and the future day when we will be with Him. Although we cannot see any of these things with our physical eyes, we can take solace in them. This is exactly what we must do in order to cultivate hope in our souls.

    Focus on the Lord rather than what is going on around you. There are probably many terrible things happening right now in your life, but find your hope in the Lord. Keep your eyes focused on Jesus and all of the unseeable promises we have been given because of His great sacrifice. Bring your soul comfort today by reminding you of your future eternal home with the Lord.

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    5. 1 Timothy 4:10

    “That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe” (1 Timothy 4:10).

    Unfortunately, many of us continue to live in a state of hopelessness because of problems going on in the world, in our own personal life, and in our loved ones lives. Even at these times, we must find hope in the Lord. Lasting and eternal hope can be found in nobody else. As Paul tells us in 1 Timothy 4:10, we have put our hope in the living God. He is the Savior of all people, especially for us as believers. 

    We can work, labor, and strive because we know our hope is in God. God is the Savior of all people and this can fill our hearts with hope. There are many people who will never choose to place faith in Jesus, but it doesn’t mean He isn’t the Savior of all people. In fact, He is the Savior of all people; however, every person has to make the personal decision to place faith in Him. 

    As believers, we know Jesus is our Savior. He is the One who died for our sins and through whom we have been blessed with forgiveness, salvation, and eternal life. Through the Lord, we can find hope. Since we have hope in the Lord for our salvation, there is no reason for us to be lacking in hope in other areas of our life. Just as we trust Him with salvation, we can trust Him with every other part of our life.

    Our hope is found in God. Both on the good days and the bad days, we can continue to have hope. Hope isn’t far away from any of us because we already have it in our hearts. Allow the Lord to open your heart to hope and reflect on these passages whenever hopelessness arises in your heart.

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    Vivian Bricker author bio photoVivian Bricker loves Jesus, studying the Word of God, and helping others in their walk with Christ. She has earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master's degree in Christian Ministry with a deep academic emphasis in theology. Her favorite things to do are spending time with her family and friends, reading, and spending time outside. When she is not writing, she is embarking on other adventures.