Tag: Hope

Have Faith

“Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighbourhood of despair. Even when all doors remain closed, God wil open up a new path only for you. Be thankful! It is easy to be thankful when all is well.”

― Elif Shafak

        No matter how hard or rough the road gets, don’t give up, don’t give in and most importantly, keep persevering. Have faith that in the end things will work out. Put your trust and faith in God, for through him any and everything is possible. And remember, no matter how long the night, the dawn will break and the Sun will rise again.

Do Not Worry

““Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”

Matthew 6:25-34 NIV

          Do not worry about tomorrow. Instead put your faith in our Heavenly Father and trust in his plans for you. For he will never forsake you.

Count Your Bless

“Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.”

― Og Mandino

         Sometimes it is so hard to see the good around you when it seems like your world is falling apart and nothing is going right. But, it is at these moments when you are feeling overwhelmed and frustrated that you need to stop, take a deep breath and count your blessings. Remind yourself of what is still good in your life. And the rest will work itself out.

Be An Overcomer

“I want to encourage you by letting you know that there’s hope for you and your situation whatever you are dealing with. God is intimately involved with every detail of your future and His desire is for you to be an overcomer.”

― Sue Augustine

         Let go and let God. Trust that He is in control of weaving the tapestry of your life. And He sends no storm your way that you can’t conquer and emerge on the other side…perhaps battered but never defeated. So, when the night becomes long and cold, bundle up and hunker down until the Sun comes out again.

Hope is Precious

“It’s probably my job to tell you life isn’t fair, but I figure you already know that. So instead, I’ll tell you that hope is precious, and you’re right not to give up.”

― C.J. Redwine, Defiance

         Life isn’t fair and sometimes it really sucks. These are things we all have to accept. But, the key is to never give up no matter how bad things are…for it is at these moments that the tide will change. So, hold on for a little longer and hold on to hope that no matter how long the night, the dawn will break.

Hold On

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it–always.”

― Mahatma Gandhi

     Today, it feels like the world has been enshrouded by a kind of darkness that destroys all it touches. It feels like the battle between good and evil has been lost. Hate has consumed love. But during these times of great despair, we must find the strength to press on and never forget that throughout history hate may have won many battles but love has always pulled through to win the war. So, hold on…for brighter days are to come.

When All Hope Is Lost

“I felt as if I were riding a pendulum. Just as I would swing into the abyss of hopelessness, the pendulum would swing back with some small goodness.”

― Ruta Sepetys

        Life can be utterly devastating at times. Some days it feels like you are trapped outside in a raging storm with no end in sight. In one moment, everything you believed in can be destroyed and you’re left feeling empty and hollow with your heart bleeding out on the ground. Hope feels like one of those childhood fairy tale stories made up to help kids sleep at night. But, it is at these times when everything has fallen apart that you must hold on to the belief that life is like a pendulum. And even though life has swung into an abyss of hopelessness for many of us, we must believe that one day it will swing back with some small goodness.

Love & Hope

“When hope seems like a faded memory, remember love and hope will return stronger than ever.”

― Imania Margria

       Some days are better than others. And sometimes it feels like you may succumb to the darkness. But it is at these times when you must remember that love and hope will triumph every time. So, never give up the fight, for better days are on the horizon.

See the Beauty

“I want to see beauty. In the ugly, in the sink, in the suffering, in the daily, in all the days before I die, the moments before I sleep.”

― Ann Voskamp

      It is an undeniable fact that life is harsh and unforgiving at times. And, it is so very easy to become jaded and hardened. But you owe it to yourself not to let life defeat you. No matter the pain and suffering you have witnessed and endured, do not allow the bad in this world to overshadow the beauty that surrounds us everyday in every moment. Never forget that waking up each morning and inhaling the breath of life is a miracle in and of itself.

Don’t Lose Faith

“Never lose faith in yourself, and never lose hope; remember, even when this world throws its worst and then turns its back, there is still always hope.”

― Pittacus Lore

       No matter what life throws at you, no matter how long the night, never lose faith or hope. Things can and will get better, but you must not give in to the self-doubt. Always remember, you can survive any storm that comes your way.