Verse from Micah

“至于我，我却要仰望耶和华，我要等候那拯救我的神； 我的神必应允我。”

弥迦书 7:7 

“But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.”

Micah 7:7 

This world often disappoints us, but hope can anchor us in God’s truth and power during the turbulent times.

Micah understood this reality. He was heartbroken by how Israel had turned away from God. “What misery is mine! . . . The faithful have been swept from the land; not one upright person remains” (7:1–2). But then he refocused on his true hope: “But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me” (v. 7).

What does it take to maintain hope in harsh times? Micah shows us: Watching. Waiting. Praying. Remembering. God hears our cries even when our circumstances are overwhelming. In these moments, clinging to and acting in response to our hope in God is our strategy, the only strategy that will help us weather life’s storms.

Father, 

You’ve promised to be an anchor for our hearts when circumstances look discouraging. 

Help us call out to You in faith and hope, believing that You hear our hearts’ cries.