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When The World Seems To Be Falling Down, There Is Hope To Be Found

There is hope in the Word that God has given us to cling to in times of trial.

Kelsi Goudeau

Mar 28, 2018

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In life, hard times are inevitable (but they seem more frequent when you’re a busy, broke, and tired college student). But thanks be to God for the Hope we can hold on to found in His word.

I asked eight of my closest friends for their go-to verses/passages they cling to in times of trial, and these were their responses…

1. Proverbs 3:5-6

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

2. 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 for a hope and a future.”

3. Deuteronomy 29:29

“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.”

4. Ephesians 3:20-21

“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or imagine, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”

5. Psalm 73:23

“Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.”

6. Ecclesiastes 3:1

“For everything, there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.”

7. John 16:33

“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world, you will have tribulation. But take heart, I have overcome the world.”

8. Luke 1:45

“Blessed is she who believes the Lord will fulfill His promises to her.”

9. Exodus 14:14

“The Lord will fight for you, and you only have to be still.”

10. Esther 4:14

“And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

11. Isaiah 26:3

“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is fixed on you because he trusts in you.”

12. Isaiah 58:11

“And the Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.”

13. Matthew 6:33

“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all of these things will be added to you.”

14. Philippians 4:6

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”

15. Colossians 1:13-14

“He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”

While it may seem like you are alone, be encouraged- in the toughest of times, the Almighty God has got your back. You can overcome this situation because He has overcome the grave.

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When The World Seems To Be Falling Down, There Is Hope To Be Found

There is hope in the Word that God has given us to cling to in times of trial.

1. Proverbs 3:5-6

2. Jeremiah 29:11

3. Deuteronomy 29:29

4. Ephesians 3:20-21

5. Psalm 73:23

6. Ecclesiastes 3:1

7. John 16:33

8. Luke 1:45

9. Exodus 14:14

10. Esther 4:14

11. Isaiah 26:3

12. Isaiah 58:11

13. Matthew 6:33

14. Philippians 4:6

15. Colossians 1:13-14

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2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.

3. When you edit your friend's paper and they get an A.

4. When it's 2 AM and you remember you have a test tomorrow.

5. When you finish taking the test and you're pretty sure you failed...

6. ...but then you get the test back and somehow passed.

7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.

9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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