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Jesus tells us that we will have troubles in this world, it’s a guarantee. However, He also promises that we have victory through our faith because Jesus Christ has overcome the world. If you are facing hard and uncertain times, you can be encouraged to press on knowing that you are an overcomer! Use the below Bible verses about having faith in hard times to lift your spirits and to share with others questioning God’s goodness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Deuteronomy 31:6<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    6<\/strong>\u00a0Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.\u201d<\/div>\n
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    Isaiah 26:3<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    3<\/strong>\u00a0You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Isaiah 41:10<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    10<\/strong>\u00a0So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    John 14:26-27<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    26<\/strong>\u00a0But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.\u00a027<\/strong>\u00a0Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Proverbs 3:5-6<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    5<\/strong>\u00a0Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;\u00a06<\/strong>\u00a0in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.<\/div>\n
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    Psalm 34:17-18<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    17<\/strong>\u00a0The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.\u00a018<\/strong>\u00a0The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    2 Corinthians 12:9-10<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    9<\/strong>\u00a0But he said to me, \u201cMy grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.\u201d Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ\u2019s power may rest on me.\u00a010<\/strong>\u00a0That is why, for Christ\u2019s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    1 Peter 4:7-8<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    7<\/strong>\u00a0The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.8<\/strong>\u00a0Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    1 Peter 4:12-13<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    12<\/strong>\u00a0Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.\u00a013<\/strong>\u00a0But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    2 Corinthians 1:3-4<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    3<\/strong>\u00a0Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,\u00a04<\/strong>\u00a0who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.<\/div>\n
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    2 Corinthians 4:16-18<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    16<\/strong>\u00a0Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.\u00a017<\/strong>\u00a0For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.\u00a018<\/strong>\u00a0So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Hebrews 12:1-3<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    1<\/strong>\u00a0Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,\u00a02<\/strong>\u00a0fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.\u00a03<\/strong>\u00a0Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Isaiah 40:28-31<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    28<\/strong>\u00a0Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.\u00a029<\/strong>\u00a0He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.\u00a030<\/strong>Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;\u00a031<\/strong>\u00a0but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    1 Peter 5:7-10<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    7<\/strong>\u00a0Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.\u00a08<\/strong>\u00a0Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.\u00a09<\/strong>Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.\u00a010<\/strong>\u00a0And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Romans 5:3-18<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    3<\/strong>\u00a0Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;\u00a04<\/strong>\u00a0perseverance, character; and character, hope.\u00a05<\/strong>\u00a0And hope does not put us to shame, because God\u2019s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.\u00a06<\/strong>\u00a0You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.\u00a07<\/strong>\u00a0Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die.\u00a08<\/strong>\u00a0But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.\u00a09<\/strong>Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God\u2019s wrath through him!\u00a010<\/strong>\u00a0For if, while we were God\u2019s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!\u00a011<\/strong>\u00a0Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.\u00a012<\/strong>\u00a0Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned\u2014\u00a013<\/strong>\u00a0To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone\u2019s account where there is no law.\u00a014<\/strong>Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who is a pattern of the one to come.15<\/strong>\u00a0But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God\u2019s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!\u00a016<\/strong>\u00a0Nor can the gift of God be compared with the result of one man\u2019s sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification.\u00a017<\/strong>\u00a0For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God\u2019s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!\u00a018<\/strong>\u00a0Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Jesus tells us that we will have troubles in this world, it’s a guarantee. However, He also promises that we have victory through our faith because Jesus Christ has overcome the world. If you are facing hard and uncertain times, you can be encouraged to press on knowing that you are an overcomer! Use the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":757,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackstrapcovenant.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/786"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackstrapcovenant.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackstrapcovenant.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackstrapcovenant.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackstrapcovenant.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=786"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blackstrapcovenant.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":787,"href":"https:\/\/blackstrapcovenant.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/786\/revisions\/787"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackstrapcovenant.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackstrapcovenant.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}