If you find yourself struggling to stay positive when facing difficult life situations, then this collection of Bible verses is for you. Today I will share uplifting and encouraging scriptures from God’s word that can help give you strength, hope, and peace of mind during the hard times. As you read these passages may you come to better understand God’s truth and promises to believers who are going through trials.
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Introductions
Dear friends, In times of hardship, it can be difficult to maintain a positive perspective. Yet the Bible urges us to trust in God and cling to hope even amidst suffering. We may not always understand why we face trials, but we can receive comfort from God’s word.
The scriptures remind us that with faith in God, we have strength to endure. Though weeping may come at night, joy arrives in the morning. If we confess our sins, God is faithful to forgive and cleanse us. When we feel abandoned, the Lord promises He will never leave us. Even death itself holds no power, for our life is hidden securely in Christ.
God draws near to the brokenhearted. He keeps every tear in a bottle, every sorrow known. The Lord gently leads the wounded and binds up their hurts with His kindness and compassion. He gathers the outcast under His wings of love.
Dear friends, now let’s look at the Bible verses below that talk about staying positive in hard times. May they renew your spirit and fill you with expectancy. Our Good Shepherd has good plans for us, plans to prosper us with hope. Let’s set our gaze on Him.
How to have peace of mind during trials
Philippians 4:6-7
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts minds through Christ Jesus”
Psalm 55:22
“Cast thy burden upon the Lord , he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved”
Matthew 11:28
“Come unto me, all ye that labour are heavy laden, I will give you rest”
2 Thessalonians 3:16
“Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all”
Romans 8:28
“We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose”
John 16:33
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world”
Uplifting verses about overcoming adversity
1 Corinthians 10:13
“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it”
Psalm 34:17-18
“The righteous cry, the Lord heareth, delivereth them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; saveth such as be of a contrite spirit”
Romans 8:37
“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us”
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
“For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal”
Isaiah 40:31
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, not be weary; they shall walk, not faint”
James 1:2-4
“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect entire, wanting nothing”
1 Peter 5:10
“But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you”
Dealing with grief, loss, or disappointment
Psalm 34:18
“The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; saveth such as be of a contrite spirit”
Matthew 5:4
“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted”
Revelation 21:4
“God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away”
Psalm 147:3
“He healeth the broken in heart, bindeth up their wounds”
John 14:1-3
“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. If I go prepare a place for you, I will come again, receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also”
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God”
Psalm 73:26
“My flesh my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, my portion for ever”
Getting through dark times or depression
Psalm 42:11
“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, my God”
Proverbs 3:5-6
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, he shall direct thy paths”
Psalm 23:4
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod thy staff they comfort me”
Isaiah 41:13
“For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee”
Romans 15:13
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost”
Matthew 6:34
“Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof”
2 Corinthians 7:6
“Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus”
Finding strength in God when you feel weak
Isaiah 40:29
“He giveth power to the faint; to them that have no might he increaseth strength”
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
“He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong”
Nehemiah 8:10
“Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord : neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength”
Isaiah 41:10
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness”
Reasons to still praise God in the tough times
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
“Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you”
Psalm 34:1
“I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth”
Habakkuk 3:17-18
“Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord , I will joy in the God of my salvation”
Romans 12:12
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer”
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
“We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed”
Psalm 138:1
“I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee”
Psalm 42:5-6
“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar”
