In Dante's Divine Comedy, hell is famously described as a place without hope. When Dante's guide, Virgil, leads him to hell's gates, the inscription above the entrance reads "abandon all hope, ye who enter here." 

Hope is precious. Hope is necessary. Hope gives us the strength to go on when our burdens become unbearable. Without hope, life may seem like eternal suffering. 

Unfortunately, there will be times in our walks with Christ when we feel hopeless, when we feel like abandoning all hope due to the sheer gravity of our problems. But we must never forget there's always hope, and that it's never far away. 

Scripture tells us that our hope comes from God. But notice the condition here; in order to experience the amazing joy and peace that comes from this Godly hope, we need to first put our trust in God. Our gracious Father is always willing to give us the very best, if we'll just trust in Him, and give our cares over to Him. 

Because of God, we don't have to give in to those moments of despair and hopelessness. May this Scripture verse encourage us to always look to our heavenly Father in seeking the hope that we need to persevere.