Bible Verses for hope and hopelessness

When the future looks uncertain.

Open a passage to read its reflection and prayer. In the app, Take a Break picks one of these at random each time you open it.

Also covers hopeless.

1. 1. Romans 4:18

   Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

   Reflection and prayer

   I hope against hope

   Insight I choose to believe God's promise even when my situation seems hopeless.

   Prayer Lord, help me trust Your promise when hope fades.

2. 2. Deuteronomy 3:22

   Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.

   Reflection and prayer

   God fights for me I will not fear

   Insight The Lord's battle removes the need for fear.

   Prayer Lord, I trust You to fight for me.

3. 3. Hebrews 11:1

   Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

   Reflection and prayer

   Faith makes the unseen real to me.

   Insight Through faith, the things I hope for become certain and I can be confident.

   Prayer Lord, anchor my heart in the certainty of Your unseen promises.

4. 4. Deuteronomy 1:29

   Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.

   Reflection and prayer

   I trust God, not my fears

   Insight Fearing obstacles rather than God leads to disobedience.

   Prayer Lord, quiet my fears and replace them with trust.

5. 5. Hebrews 11:13

   These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

   Reflection and prayer

   I embrace promises not yet seen.

   Insight I learn to hold onto God's promises even when I can't see them fulfilled.

   Prayer Lord, help me live as a pilgrim, trusting Your unseen promises.

6. 6. Numbers 23:10

   Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!

   Reflection and prayer

   I long to share in Your blessing.

   Insight The righteous will die in peace, but the wicked will not.

   Prayer Lord, may my life make others long to share in Your eternal promise.

7. 7. Jeremiah 17:7

   Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

   Reflection and prayer

   My hope is in God, not in optimism.

   Insight I find that my hope is safest when it rests in God, not in circumstances.

   Prayer Lord, teach me to trust in You alone.

8. 8. Genesis 49:26

   The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

   Reflection and prayer

   God's promises prevail in my struggles.

   Insight God's enduring promises crown those set apart for Him.

   Prayer Lord, help me trust Your promises when I feel alone.

9. 9. Jeremiah 17:8

   For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

   Reflection and prayer

   I thrive when rooted in God.

   Insight When my roots are in God, I can survive any dry season.

   Prayer Lord, keep me rooted in You.

10. 10. Genesis 49:22

    Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:

    Reflection and prayer

    Rooted in God, I overflow

    Insight Those rooted in God overflow with blessing beyond all limits.

    Prayer Keep me rooted in You so I can bless others.