And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
When everything else has let you down, a simple answer: my hope is in You.
Hebrews 6:19
Hebrews 6:19
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
Hope in God is an anchor for the soul, sure and steady when everything else moves.
KJVHebrews 6:19 in context
16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. 17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: 18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: 19Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; 20Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
A letter to believers tempted to give up, showing Jesus as greater than everything before Him.
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Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
An honest question to your own soul, answered with hope in God.
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Suffering is not wasted: it grows patience, proven character and a hope that does not let you down, because God’s love has been poured into your heart.
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Waiting on the Lord renews strength: you will run and not be weary.