This journey we call life can be quite overwhelming at times.  The many obstacles and challenges we will inevitably face have the potential to knock us off course and even cause us to lose our way.  But we have access to a powerful road map.  One that can provide direction to help get us back on track as well as the encouragement we need to keep us moving in the right direction.  What is this powerful road map?  The Bible.

When the going gets tough, it’s easy to want to give up or give in.  Here are 10 Bible verses that can offer hope and encouragement during those times.

Joshua 1:9

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.

 

Psalm 46:1-3

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.  Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surgery.

 

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.

 

Isaiah 40:31

But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.  They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

 

Jeremiah 29:11

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.

 

Lamentations 3:25

The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him.

  

John 14:27

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.  I do not give to you as the world gives.  Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

 

Romans 8:24-25

For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?  But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

 

1 Corinthians 2:9

However, as it is written: What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived the things God has prepared for those who love Him.

 

Revelation 21:4

He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.