“But I will hope continually, 

and will yet praise thee more and more.” ~Psalm 71:14

Hope Yet More And More

In You, Oh Lord, I trust,

To You, Oh Lord, I pray,

You will answer me

Though I may have to wait.

Lord, You are my Shelter,

You hide me from the storm

I'll bring to You a sacrifice

Of praises, love and joy.

Oh Lord, You are my hope,

Despite the bitter night,

You are my holy lamp

Making all my darkness light.

Oh Lord, You made the night,

The sea, and every storm;

In You my soul will hope,

And praise You more and more.

Oh Lord, You are my hope,

My Holy God of Truth,

My everlasting Shelter,

I’ll ever wait on You.

In You, oh Lord, I trust,

My soul You’ll not forsake,

I’ll hope in You forever, Lord,

And sing Your praise always,

In Jesus’ name,

Amen.

 (Prayer Poem & Scripture Painting) © 2017 Suzanne Davis Harden All Rights Reserved.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for Thy gift of hope You give to us when we go through dark tunnels of fear and doubt; storms of affliction and pain, seasons of waiting on the answers to our prayers like the Israelites in the wilderness waiting 40 years for their Promised Land. 

Thank You for the comfort of Thy word that assures us that You never fail, You never lie, that You never break a promise. 

Psalm 146:6 assures us that You keep every promise forever, even as You did for Your Hebrew children in the ancient desert sand so long ago. 

Thy word tells us that You have no favorites; what You did for them, You will do for Thy children today who are trusting and waiting on You. 

May You give us grace to trust You, to believe in all Thy promises, to wait patiently for Thy plans to unfold, for Your plans for each one of us are good, if we will only wait on You to fulfill them. 

Thank You, Lord, we love You, in Jesus' name, amen. 🙏

Prayer song from "Paths of Hope~ Peaceful Prayer Songs: Calming, Peaceful Vocals: May the Lord use this song to bless and encourage your heart, and fill you with rivers of His hope.

The God of All Comfort

THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT

2 Corinthians 1:3-7 (TLB)

"What a wonderful God we have—He is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

the source of every mercy, and the one who so wonderfully comforts 

and strengthens us in our hardships and trials. 

And why does He do this? 

So that when others are troubled, 

needing our sympathy and encouragement, 

we can pass on to them this same help and comfort God has given us. 

You can be sure that the more we undergo sufferings for Christ, 

the more He will shower us with His comfort and encouragement. 

We are in deep trouble for bringing you God’s comfort and salvation. 

But in our trouble God has comforted us—and this, too, to help you: 

to show you from our personal experience how God will tenderly comfort you 

when you undergo these same sufferings. 

He will give you the strength to endure."

The verses above written by St. Paul over 2000 years ago to the Corinthian Church are some of my favorite scriptures. "God is the Source of EVERY MERCY! God is the ONE who comforts us and strengthens us and manages to get us through all of our trials if we will only turn to Him and trust Him.

I ran across a beautiful post recently by gifted writer Bella Alex-Nosagie, who so brilliantly articulated this message that I'm going to re-share it here (with her permission!)

 Bella Alex-Nosagie ~July 16, 2016 ~Google

"Let me take this a little further and remind you of something. God created you with so much love. He is the one that applauds every milestone you take in life. 

He weeps when you weep and rejoices when you rejoice. 

When it feels like no one is there, God is. 

Turn your face to Him always.

The Bible is His love letter to you to encourage you and empower you. 

Don't despair, God loves you and that love is more than enough for me.

When I'm really having hard days I hide myself in His word and turn on the music praising and worshipping Him. I find out I feel much better when I've told Him everything I'm sad about. 

Have a blessed day! ~Bella Alex-Nosagie

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for Your measureless love toward each of us.  Thank You that You are a God who lives inside of us through Your Holy Spirit, who knows all about us, who cares very much about every detail of our lives. Thank You that You care so deeply about our personal lives and that You long for us to turn all our cares & burdens over to You so that You might not only comfort & encourage us, but also empower us to meet all our challenges through the supernatural strength of Christ Jesus. You long to give us the wisdom to navigate through the murky waters that we sometimes encounter on our paths. All we have to do is ask. Thank You, precious Father God~We love You! in Jesus' name, Amen.

"The God of All Comfort" © 2014 Bella Alex-Nosagie All Rights Reserved (Note: the Author encourages others to freely share her beautiful encouraging message!) 

Scripture Verses: TLB, © 1971 Tyndale House Publishers All Rights Reserved.

Unto The Least of These, © 2014 Suzanne Davis Harden All Rights Reserved.