Real Hope Isn’t Easy
“For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.” — Romans 8:24–25 (NASB 1995)
Let’s be honest—waiting is hard. Especially when everything in the world tells you to live for now. But biblical hope isn’t about “maybe someday.” It’s about confidently trusting God’s future plan.
The Holy Spirit helps you stay focused when everything around you is screaming for instant results. He grows in you the kind of endurance that doesn’t quit.
Challenge:
What “unseen” thing are you hoping for? Talk to God about it—and ask the Spirit to help you wait well.Prayer:
Holy Spirit, grow in me the strength to hope even when nothing changes right away. Teach me to trust in what I cannot see. Amen.
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I’m a follower of Christ, learning daily to walk the narrow path laid out in His Word. Through Rooted & Raised: Anchoring Women & Children in Christ, I simply seek to point others back to Scripture, tested by the Holy Spirit, lived out in faith, and anchored in truth.
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