Quotes About Hope

No wonder the world needed people of faith to stand strong—they were looking to them for the smallest inkling of hope. ~page 285

Please," Jonas said, and for a second she thought he might stop her. No more hope. Instead, his gaze latched on to her with desperation. No wonder the world needed people of faith to stand strong—they were looking to them for the smallest inkling of hope.

Today, we save lives.

She'd been hoping for God's blessings, but had she truly enjoyed knowing Him? She'd been so focused on her goals for so long, the whisper of God in her heart seemed but an ancient echo.

Then Jesus healed the man. I think the important thing here is that we can't always pin down reasons for tragedy. Life is tough—you know that. But every hard moment can be met by God, used by God. That's the glory of it. We can ask why, but we may never find the answer. But we will find God if we turn to Him. In that surrender, He'll turn the tragedy into something for His glory and your eternal good, according to His will.

Lord, I know You're the only one who can make my dreams come true." Mona forced herself to surrender the next words. "I give You this dream, and all others, right now into Your hands for You to handle however You see fit.

Romans 15:13: "I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit." Our job is to trust. God's job is to overflow us with joy.

God is still in control. He didn't take His eyes off you that day and say "Ooh whoops. Now Wyatt is off the rails. He's been with you- and Coco- every step of the way

feel decimated, but don't let your circumstances tell you who God is. Let who God is tell you how to deal with your circumstances.

Grace meant God knew her past and still offered her a beautiful future. An unbreakable happy ending.

Don't judge God's love for you on your circumstances, Nathan. Judge it on what you know to be true. God loves you, and He'll give you the strength to do what's right. Just stay the course. That's what God wants for you—everyday faith. Not . . ." John pointed at the wall.

Mona, God isn't the great saboteur of dreams. He doesn't give us a dream just to make it fail. He puts that dream inside us for a reason, and He wants to help make it happen.

So plan A is a bust. God can make plan B better than plan A ever would have been." Plan B. Or even plan C.

I love books. They're like a piece of my life I haven't lived yet.

Instead of telling yourself you can't have the happy ending, why don't you let go of all your dreams—and your fears—and let God show you how it ends. He's the master of happy endings—let him figure it out." She

Life doesn't have to be perfect to be happy. Sometimes you have to find the happy places between the pain.

He's the author of dreams. And He's not a trickster. He doesn't give us a dream only to yank it away and laugh.

You've always spent your life looking forward, the destination in mind. But faith is stepping forward without knowing the destination.

I will find you.

how faith is about trusting God when He seems farthest away. I'm wondering if, in those moments, we have to remember what we know about God, about what He's done for us.

When your heart's desire is the will of the Lord above everything else, then life loses its threat because His love will carry us through every situation.

The Ones who love you always come back

You have to learn to live life in the middle of the danger. And trust that there's a bigger plan.

Stop looking at what you can't do and look ahead, to your safe landing. Visualize it.