"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful."
Hebrews 10:23 (NIV)
"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."
Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)
"I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' and to the south, "Do not hold them back.' Bring my
sons and daughters from the ends of the earth- everyone who is called by my name, whom I
created for my glory, whom I formed and made." Isaiah 43:6-7 (NIV)
"You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made
complete by what he did." James 2:22 (NIV)
"Cast all of your anxiety on him because he cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)
"I can do everything through him who gives me strength." Philippians 4:13 (NIV)
"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to
his power that is at work within us, to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus
throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." Ephesians 3:20-21 (NIV)
"That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in
persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." 2 Corinthians 12:10 (NIV)
"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." Romans 15:13 (NIV)
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." Romans 12:12 (NIV)
"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray
for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he
who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the
saints in accordance with God’s will." Romans 8:26-27 (NIV)
"’Have faith in God,’ Jesus answered. "I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go,
throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says
will happen, it will be done for him." Mark 11:22-23 (NIV)
"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. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to
me, and I will listen to you." Jeremiah 29:11-12 (NIV)
"For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I
will help you." Isaiah 41:13 (NIV)
"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you
and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous hand." Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)
"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." Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
"Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a
warrior are sons born in one’s youth. Blesses is the man whose quiver is full of them. They
will not be put to shame when they contend with their enemies in the gate." Psalm 127:3-5
(NIV)
Biblical stories that gave me comfort to have faith and trust in God: Genesis 18:1-22, the
Book of Job, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Daniel 3, Daniel in the Lion’s Den in
Daniel 6.
