Don't feel hopeless and Hope in Him

Read it: Psalm 130:1-5

"From the depths of despair, O Lord,I call for your help.
Hear my cry, O Lord.
Pay attention to my prayer.Lord, if you kept a record of our sins,
who, O Lord, could ever survive?
But you offer forgiveness,
that we might learn to fear you.
I am counting on the Lord;
yes, I am counting on him.
I have put my hope in his word."

Think about it:

Do you think the psalmist who wrote this was going through an easy time or a difficult time in their life?

Have you ever been through a similar time ... when you were so down that you were crying out for help?

I have, and this Psalm reminds me that when I have messed up or have disappointed God, that he loves me.

It reminds me that I'm not alone and that everybody makes mistakes, but even through my mistakes I can hope in God and in Jesus Christ.

Have you ever thought that something you did would make God so angry that he wouldn't forgive you?

Or have you ever thought you've done too many sinful things or have had too many bad things happen to you, that you no longer have hope that God can help you?

Well, I think we've all been there.


But here's the secret ... when we are in the depths of our despair and when things aren't looking up ... we don't need to start looking down at our feet, hanging our head low and cursing at God under our breath ... it's during our despair that we need to look up.

We need to look up to our father in heaven.

Don't think I'm being cheesy, I'm serious.

It's so easy to let go of all hope. It's easy to give up.

But God doesn't want us to take the easy way out.

He wants us to look up and hope in His word.

When we put our hope in God and in Jesus Christ, we are no longer hopeless.

We'll be forgiven. We'll be free from the bondage of sin and all the despair that drags us down. When we hope in Him, we are no longer hopeless.

Pray about it: I wish I could say that you will never go through tough times. But the truth is that you will have bad days. You will face bad situations. You will cry. You will hurt. You will sometimes feel like giving up. BUT when we put our hope in the Lord, we don't have to let those bad times control our life. So today, pray that God would renew your spirit with hope. And trust in his word.

Live it: Today, instead of walking around and trusting in your circumstances, trust in God and in His word. If something doesn't go the way you planned or you feel like you are in despair ... take a minute to look up instead of feeling down. I'll be praying for you, and I know you can do it if only you will trust in Him.