“I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope. Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, his compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:19-23. I named my blog after this passage because I need the reminder every day…even moment by moment…that His mercies really and truly are ... Read More about New mercies bring hope

Have you already jotted down what you’re thankful for today? If not, take a few moments and add to the list you’ve started.  I believe it is one of God’s greatest blessings to learn that a truly grateful heart can change a life. Being thankful, in the big and in the small, can restore hope.  In addition to keeping that list, I hope you will consider taking some of the verses in these devotions and memorizing them. Scripture memorization is another of my favorite ways to see hope restored ... Read More about Think about such things…

  What exactly does it look like to place our hope in GOD and not in His GIFTS? This is a tough question and one that must be answered individually. I cannot look into your heart and tell you what your hope is placed in. But, the God of the universe can! Spend time with Him, ask Him to search your heart and show you the things that have taken too much importance in your life. He is faithful to draw us to Himself!  If we keep reading in Psalm 42 verse 5, we will see another piece ... Read More about I will yet praise Him…

Job praised the Lord and proclaimed “yet I will still hope” after his everything was stripped away from him.  We see that despite great loss, he had hope.  In looking at why Job still had hope {even though he grieved the loss of his family} we see that his perspective and attitude was to praise the Lord no.matter.what. The Lord gives and takes away, but Job still blessed His name.  I think this shows us that what we place our hope in plays a great role in whether we can hold onto that hope ... Read More about Why are you downcast?