Psa 42:11 “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.”
Despair is the enemy of hope. It sneaks in during life’s darkest valleys and whispers that things will never change, that dreams are dead, and that God has forgotten. But despair is a liar—and we must not let it hold the pen to our story.
Despair says, “This is the end.” God says, “I am the Author and the Finisher” (Heb. 12:2).
Just like the Psalmist, we may feel disturbed, downcast, and broken. But there is a “yet” in every believer’s spirit—“I will yet praise Him.” That “yet” is the hinge between despair and hope, between sorrow and strength.
The Author of Life is still writing. Every trial is a paragraph, not the final chapter. Every setback is part of the plot that leads to a greater glory. Don’t give despair the pen. Give it back to the One who makes all things new.
So today, refuse to let despair define your future. Let hope write your next line. Let faith take over the narrative. And let God be the Author of your destiny.
Further Readings:
Isa 61:1-3
Lam 3:21-23
Rom 15:13
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