When you feel hopeless

Jeremiah 17:7-8 (New International Version, ©2011)

 ⁷ “But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD,
   whose confidence is in him. ⁸ They will be like a tree planted by the water
   that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
   its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
   and never fails to bear fruit.”

Jeremiah 29:11 (New International Version, ©2011)

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.

Psalm 130:5 (New International Version, ©2011)

 ⁵ I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits,
   and in his word I put my hope.

Psalm 27:14 (New International Version, ©2011)

¹⁴ Wait for the LORD;
   be strong and take heart
   and wait for the LORD.

Psalm 71:5-6 (New International Version, ©2011)

 ⁵ For you have been my hope, Sovereign LORD,
   my confidence since my youth. ⁶ From birth I have relied on you;
   you brought me forth from my mother’s womb.
   I will ever praise you.

Romans 15:13 (New International Version, ©2011)

 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.

Romans 15:4 (New International Version, ©2011)

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.