These messages from scripture about healing and faith will help you find your new daily motto during the ultimate season of renewal.
In tough and uncertain times, it can be difficult to look beyond what’s currently happening in your life and see the light at the end of the tunnel. Whether you’re going through a big life change, a hard time for your family, or personal health concerns, an optimistic frame of mind can help you see a difficult challenge as an opportunity for gratitude. When you’re feeling low, try to find the silver linings in your hardships. These 40 gratitude quotes to inspire a more joyful life will keep you encouraged.
As the flowers start to bloom and the sun stays out a little longer, we’re reminded that spring is the ultimate time of renewal, when we can really reset ourselves through Lent and spiritually prepare ourselves for the year ahead. These joyful spring quotes to welcome the season of renewal are sure to get you in the spirit, and these happy quotes will immediately brighten your day. The Bible is also a great place to find scripture that sparks hopefulness. In this gallery, we’ve rounded up a few of our favorite verses about hope.
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Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
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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."
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Romans 12:12
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer."
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Romans 15:4
"For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope."
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Psalm 147:11
"The Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love."
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Proverbs 23:18
"There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off."
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Psalm 16:9
"Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure."
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Jeremiah 17:7
"But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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1 Peter 5:10
"And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast."
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Isaiah 40:31
"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
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Phillippians 1:6
"Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."
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Colossians 3:1-2
"Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things."
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Zephaniah 3:17
"The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing."
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Romans 8:18
"I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us."
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Revelation 21:4
"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."
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Lamentations 3:21-23
"Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
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Deuteronomy 31:6
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."
Carmen Collins
Carmen Collins is the style editor at Country Living, where she covers home decorating ideas and produces e-commerce shopping guides.