Doubt/Hopelessness

What He promised, He will do.

Your circumstances are not the final word. God has the final word.

Even your doubts can be worship. The Psalms are full of this type of worship. 1. Worship doesn’t always look like singing songs with hands raised. 2. Worship can just look like laying yourself bare before the Lord. Being honest with Him. 3. When you bring your doubts to God, it’s actually an act of faith. It’s trusting Him to prove Himself to you. 4. You don’t have to resolve your doubt before you come to God. 5. Worship Him in the middle of uncertainty.

The best excuses people gave God. 1. #5: Gideon. “My clan is the weakest and I am the least of my family.” God still used him to win the battle. 2. #4: Jeremiah. “I don’t know how to speak. I’m only a child.” God still wrote one of the longest books of the Bible through him. 3. #3: Moses. “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh?” God still delivered Moses’ people through him. 4. #2: Moses (again). “What if they don’t believe me? I’m slow of speech. Please send someone else.” 5. #1: Sarah. Sarah laughed at the promise of God. Still, God gave her a son that became a mighty nation. 6. Our excuses don’t limit God from using us. He has an amazing plan for you regardless.

1. “God, let me die.” (A story you need to read.) 2. Elijah had just called down fire from heaven and then ran for his life because one person threatened him. 3. He collapsed in the desert, alone, and prayed the most honest prayer of his life: "I've had enough, Lord. Take my life." 4. God's response wasn't a rebuke, a lecture, or a theology lesson. It was an angel, a fresh loaf of bread, and a jar of water. 5. He was told to eat, because the journey ahead was going to be longer than he had strength for right now. 6. God never told Elijah his feelings were wrong. He just refused to let discouragement and exhaustion have the final word. 7. If you're sitting under your own tree right now, the God who met Elijah in the desert already knows where you are. He has what you need.

We may not see the way yet, but we know the One who does.

Don’t give up on the promises of God

This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary. - Hebrews 6:19

Pray this if today feels heavy. 1. God, I feel overwhelmed and I don’t even know where to start. 2. My thoughts are loud. My heart feels tired. Please quiet the noise inside me. 3. I release what I cannot control. I surrender what I cannot fix. I give You what I cannot carry. 4. Fill my mind with Your peace, my body with rest, and my heart with hope. 5. I am not alone. You are with me here.

Even faith the size of a mustard seed still counts as faith

1: Trusting God is easy when life is good. But what about when it’s hard? 2: When the prayers feel unanswered. When the waiting feels too long. When the outcome feels uncertain. 3: Trusting God doesn’t mean you have all the answers. It's believing He does. 4: If you’re in a difficult season right now: God hasn’t forgotten you. He's working it all out, even if you can't see it.

1: When life feels heavy, hold onto these verses. 2: You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you - Isaiah 26:3 3: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. - Psalm 46:1 4: He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. - Psalm 23:2-3 5: Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning. - Psalm 30:5

Peace is not found in the absence of trouble, but in the presence of Christ. 1. Faith doesn’t remove difficulty. It prepares us for it. 2. “In this world you will have trouble.” — John 16:33 3. Peace is available only in Him. 4. “In me you may have peace.” — John 16:33 5. Jesus has already promised victory. 6. “Take heart! I have overcome the world.” — John 16:33 7. Trouble may surround you, but peace is within reach.

1: Joy is still possible in hard seasons 2: Be honest with God. Bring all your emotions to Him. God can handle it. 3: Remember that seasons change. What feels painful today won't last forever. God is at work. 4: Stay connected in community. It's easy to isolate in hard seasons, but don't. Healing can happen when we walk through it with others. 5: Fix your eyes on God. Trust that He is still good. Hold on to His promises. 6: If you’re in a hard season right now, remember this: God has not left you. Even here, joy can still be found.

1: Bring your questions. 2: Bring your worries. 3: Bring your whole self. 4: There’s room for you.

God is not merely in charge of the big things; He is sovereign over all things. – R.C. Sproul

Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. - Hebrews 10:23

Your word is my source of hope. - Psalm 119:114

Storms may rage, but His presence remains.

My doubts don't erase God's faithfulness.