Psalm 43:5
“Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.”
TL;DR:
When your soul feels heavy, shift your hope from your own understanding to God’s perfect plan. He is already making a way.
When your heart sinks, it’s usually because you fear things won’t turn out the way you want.
You’re leaning on your understanding, your timing, your desired outcome.
And that puts all the pressure on you.
But God never asked you to carry the weight of your own life.
He simply asked you to trust Him.
Your soul becomes downcast when you subtly believe you know better than God.
Hope rises when you remember He knows what you cannot know—and He is working things out with wisdom you don’t see yet.
Put your hope in Him fully.
Not halfway.
Not with conditions.
Not with “as long as You do it my way, Lord.”
Hope in God brings rest.
Hope in God brings clarity.
Hope in God brings strength to praise Him before you see the breakthrough.
You do not need to be downcast today.
Your Savior is at work.
Your God is making a way—better, wiser, and more beautiful than anything you could plan.
Lift your eyes. Hope in Him. You will yet praise Him.
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