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12 Encouraging Scriptures for Hard Days

Do you need encouragement today? Do you feel unseen, unheard, under-valued? Do you feel overwhelmed, disappointed, frustrated, or broken-hearted? Do you feel overworked and stressed out and confused and burned out? The Bible is full of encouraging scriptures that give us hope and strength for every situation.   

Did you know that the Bible’s contents are “alive and active”, offering wisdom and truth? Be encouraged and strengthened as you read the following verses. Receive from the Word the daily bread you need to be strengthened, equipped, empowered, emboldened, and inspired. The Lord, your God, is with you. He is upholding you with a victorious, mighty hand. His plans are to give you a hope and future, often creating beauty from ashes along the way. He has not forgotten you. He sees. You will make it. And the testimony of which you will be able to tell none have seen the likes of. Keep pressing, praying, and persevering.

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Browse through the topics below and meditate on each scripture to gain strength in that particular area.

Strength & Courage

 “So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”

“Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.”

“Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.”

“Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you.”

“I look up to the mountains—does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth!"

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take.”

“But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.”

“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”

“Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”

“That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.  For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.”

“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.”

“But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.”

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