41 Bible Verses to Lift You Up When Hard Times Come

We all go through adversity in our lives, so the best thing to do at these times is to seek the comfort of the Father’s lap.

We’ve separated some Bible verses so you can strengthen yourself when these difficult times come ❤

Broken heart

1. Above all, guard your heart, for your whole life depends on it. Proverbs 4:23

2. Surrender your cares to the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never allow the righteous to fall. Psalms 55:22

3. He alone heals the brokenhearted and heals their wounds. Psalms 147:3

4. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the brokenhearted. Psalms 34:18

5. My body and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my inheritance forever. Psalms 73:26

6. But now thus saith the Lord, he that created him, O Jacob, he that formed him, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have rescued you; I called him by name; you are mine. Isaiah 43:1

7. Love suffers everything, believes everything, hopes everything, supports everything. 1 Corinthians 13:7

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Confusion

8. For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace. 1 Corinthians 14:33

9. Beloved, do not believe in any spirit, but examine the spirits to see if they are from Godbecause many false prophets have gone out into the world. 1 John 4:1

10. But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach them all things and will remind you of everything I told you. John 14:26

11. Ask and you shall receive; seek and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7

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Depression

12. I think that what we suffer during our life cannot be compared in any way, with the glory that will be revealed to us in the future. Romans 8:18

13. Therefore, those who suffer because this is God’s will for them must, through their good deeds, surrender themselves completely to the care of the Creator, who always fulfills his promises. 1 Peter 4:19

14. Of course, brethren, I don’t think I’ve ever achieved that. But one thing I do: I forget what’s behind and move forward to what’s in front of me. I run straight to the finish line to get the victory prize. This prize is the new life for which God called through Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14

15. We are often afflicted, but we are not defeated. Sometimes we are in doubt, but we are never desperate. We have many enemies, but we never lack a friend. Sometimes we are seriously injured, but we are not destroyed. 2 Corinthians 4:8-9

16. He will wipe away every tear from your eyes. There will be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor pain, for the old order has passed away.” Revelation 21:4

17. Forget what is gone; don’t live in the past. Isaiah 43:18

18. For his anger lasts but a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; crying may persist one night, but in the morning joy breaks out. Psalms 30:5

Anxiety

19. “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord, “plans to prosper them and not harm them, plans to give them hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11

20. “Keep yourselves free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God himself said: “I will never leave you, I will never forsake you”. So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can men do to me?” Hebrews 13:5,6

21. So we are not discouraged. Although outwardly we are wearing out, inwardly we are being renewed day after day, for our light and momentary sufferings are producing for us an eternal glory that outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes, not on what is seen, but what you can’t seefor what is seen is transitory, but what is not seen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

22. ‘Cause we live by faithand not by what we see. 2 Corinthians 5:7

23. God is in her! It will not be shaken! God comes to your aid since the break of morning. Psalms 46:5

24. “Therefore I say to you: don’t worry about your own lives, as to what to eat or drink; nor with their own bodies, as to what to wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothing? Matthew 6:25

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Find a purpose in your life

25. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; acknowledge the Lord in all his ways, and he will make his paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6

26. You didn’t choose me, but I chose them to go and bear fruitfruit that remains, so that the Father may grant you whatever you ask in my name. John 15:16

27. We know that God works in all things for the sake of those who love himof those who were called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28

28. See how great is the love that the Father has bestowed on us: that we might be called children of God, which in fact we are! That’s why the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him. Beloved, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet appeared, but we know that when he appears, we will be like himfor we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:1,2

29. So you are no longer a slave, but son; and because he was a son, God also made him heir. Galatians 4:7

30. I praise you because I you did in a special and admirable way. Your works are wonderful! Of that I am absolutely certain. Psalms 139:14

31. Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, who was given to you by God, and that you are not your own? You were bought at a price. Therefore, glorify God with your body. 1 Corinthians 6:19,20

Loneliness

32. But I am not alone, for my Father is with me. John 16:32

33. Even if my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will welcome me. Psalms 27:10

discouragement

34. Therefore, put on the whole armor of God, so they can resist in the evil day and remain steadfastafter they have done everything. Ephesians 6:13

35. Let not my enemy rejoice in my misfortune. Though I fell, I will get up. Though I’m living in darkness, the Lord will be my light. Micah 7:8

36. But God demonstrates his love for us: Christ died on our behalf while we were still sinners. Romans 5:8

37. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38,39

38. Keep yourselves free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God himself said: “I will never leave you, I will never forsake you”. Hebrews 13:5

39. He will deliver you from the snare of the hunter and from the deadly poison. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be his protective shield.

You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that creeps in the darkness, nor the plague that ravages at noonday. A thousand may fall to your side, ten thousand to your right, but nothing will hit you. You will simply look, and you will see the punishment of the wicked.

If you make the Most High your refuge, no harm will come to you, no disaster will come to your tent. For he will give his angels charge concerning you, to protect you in all your ways; with their hands they will hold you, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

You will trample the lion and the snake; will trample the mighty lion and the serpent. “Because he loves me, I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he knows my name. He will cry to me, and I will answer him, and in adversity I will be with him; I will free him and cover him with honor. Long life I will give you, and I will show you my salvation.” Psalm 91

40. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in adversity. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth trembles and the mountains sink into the heart of the sea, though its turbulent waters roar and the mountains are shaken by its fury. Psalms 46:1-3

41. I lift my eyes to the mountains and ask: Where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, who made the heavens and the earth. He will not let you stumble; your protector will keep alert, yes, the protector of Israel will not sleep, he is always alert!

The Lord is your protector; as a shadow that protects you, he is on your right. By day the sun will not hurt you, nor the moon by night. The Lord will protect him from all evil, he will protect his life. The Lord will protect your departure and his arrival, from now and forever. Psalm 121

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