20 Verses When You Need Encouragement
Hello, friends. Has anyone else felt like she can’t catch a break? The last month has had its share of challenges for me, and I know I’m not alone. Today, I want to share some of my go-to Scriptures that speak encouragement to my heart. I hope these verses will be balm on any other soul that is feeling discouraged or dry.
The promises are in no particular order. I encourage you to look them up in your own Bible (I used the New King James version), and consider the rich contexts as well.
#1: Perfect Peace – Isaiah 26:3
You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.
#2: Hope in God – Psalm 42:11
Why are you cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God;
For I shall yet praise Him,
The help of my countenance and my God.
#3: A Very Present Help – Psalm 46:1
God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
#4: I Will Lift Up My Eyes – Psalm 121:1-2
I will lift up my eyes to the hills—
From whence comes my help?
My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
#5: I Shall Not Want – Psalm 23:1
The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
#6: Take Refuge – Psalm 91:4
He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
#7: The Lifter of My Head – Psalm 3:3
But You, O Lord, are a shield for me,
My glory and the One who lifts up my head.
#8: A Spirit of Power – 2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
#9: Is There Anything Too Hard? – Jeremiah 32:27
“Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?”
#10: Mount Up with Wings as Eagles – Isaiah 40:31
But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
#11: He Heard Me – Psalm 34:4
I sought the Lord, and He heard me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
#12: Power to the Weak – Isaiah 40:29
He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.
#13: Come to Me – Matthew 11:28-30
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
#14: Hope and a Future – Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
#15 – His Compassions Fail Not – Lamentations 3:22-24
Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I hope in Him!”
#16 – Be of Good Cheer – John 16:33
“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
#17 – The Peace of God – Philippians 4:6-7
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
#18 – Grace to Help – Hebrews 4:15-16
For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
#19 – He Cares for You – I Peter 5:7
… casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
#20 – The Love of God – Romans 8:38-39
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Dear Lord, thank you for your promises which are new every morning. Thank you for your faithful love for us. Even when we can’t see the purpose in the circumstances, we can look to You, knowing You control all things and supremely care for us.
~ Kristen
