HOPE: What Do You Do When You Feel There's Nothing Left?

“The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever.” Isaiah 40:8 NLT

Though not physically tangible in and of itself, I’ve noticed that most people hold on dearly to hope. When we are hopeful about a situation, we are always talking about it. We are dreaming and we hold whatever precious thing near to our heart. We cling to it. 
 
But what happens when your situation, your testimony, the order of life events, the sudden lack of faith or vision, the unanswered prayers, the doubt or the fatigue in believing for something for so long eats away at that hope you once held so tangibly to?
 

​What do you do when you feel there’s nothing left to hope for?
 
Recently, I’ve been going through chemotherapy. It is currently one of the most enduring times I have ever experienced. It literally takes strength to get up every day. Though rough, every single day since starting my chemotherapy journey on January 8th, I’ve heard the song, “Never Lost” by All Nations. It has rung through my head when I wake up, when I’m in pain, when I feel like worshipping God, or when I feel like yelling at God because I have no idea why this is happening to me in the first place. 
 
I love the lyrics because they ring true to God’s character in that He has never lost a battle before and He never will. That’s most of the song on repeat. It’s a reminder that God does not lose. 
 
NEVER. 
 
That has been my hope I hold on to when I feel like I can’t go on anymore - that God has a perfect score of winning ALL battles (big or small) and that He’ll never lose. That is what I sink my hook of hope into.
 
My encouragement to you is to guard your hope. Guard it like it is one of the most sacred jewels in your jewelry box protected by armor. If the enemy can snatch away your hope, it will take your perspective off of God and then you’ll walk around feeling defeated. A defeated, downcast life is not one that God has for us! 
 
So, what do you do when you feel like there’s nothing left to hope for?

1. You remind yourself of Yahweh is. You set your eyes on Him, choosing to see with His eyes, who knows all things rather than seeing through our blinded vision. 
2. You tell yourself that no matter the situation, my God has never lost a battle and He never will. 
3. Meditate and know that He is God and that means His word cannot come back empty. If He said it - it doesn’t matter when it will happen, or how long it may take - it’s going to happen.

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Written by: Roneka Spady, Every Nation Campus Minister, Divine Unity Community Church

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Song: Never Lost by All Nations
Scripture: Isaiah 40:8 NLT

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