Quotes about Hope

We never know," said her father, "when we pray for God's protection on our children to what great lengths He will need to go to fulfil our prayers.

I was going to need help. I knew of only one true source readily available to me. I stopped for a few moments of prayer.

Prayer had worked.

Anyone who takes the Bible seriously agrees that God hates suffering. Jesus spent most of his time relieving it. But when being healed becomes the only goal - 'I'm not letting go until I get what I want' - it's a problem.

The Lord compensates the faithful for every loss. That which is taken away from those who love the Lord will be added unto them in his own way. While it may not come at the time we desire, the faithful will know that every tear today will eventually be returned a hundredfold with tears of rejoicing and gratitude.

No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up.

God is close to the brokenhearted, and God lifts up the lonely. That was a message that was explicitly quoted to me and was part of my upbringing: Brokenhearted people and poor people and people who are in trouble should be your focus, and you should be on their team.

Promise Keepers was looking for a movement that can actualize the hope of Jesus, the hope that we see. And 'Uprising' was what they were looking for.

And whether a child is born in the urban sprawl of Detroit or the windswept plains of Nebraska, they look up at the same night sky, they fill their heart with the same dreams, and they are infused with the breath of life by the same almighty Creator.

You can switch off all the lights, but that won't stop the sun from rising.

Times may be hard and people may be demanding, but never forget that life is special. Every single day is a special day. God is at work in you!

With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end.