When you think there is no hope

When you think there is no hope, GOD says; "Take my hand and let me lead the way. Be still and know I am God and we can do this together."

While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God's creation. Maya Angelou

“Every day is a gift from God. There’s no guarantee of tomorrow, so that tells me to see the good in this day to make the most of it.” Joel Osteen

“You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.” Desmond Tutu

“Those who leave everything in God’s hand will eventually see God’s hand in everything.” Anonymous

“God has a purpose for your pain, a reason for your struggle, and a reward for your faithfulness. Trust Him and don’t give up.” Anonymous

“As we draw near to God, He will draw near to us. And day by day, the hope of God’s light will grow within us.” Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“Keep your head up. God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers.” Anonymous

“Thank God for all the blessings that he has given you.” ATGW

“Every time I count my blessings, my love for God grows bigger. And every time I count my struggles, my faith in God grows stronger.” Anonymous

“Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.” Soren Kierkegaard

“And He found you lost and guided you.” Quran 93:7

“With God all things are possible.” Anonymous

A person's most useful asset is not a head full of knowledge

A person's most useful asset is not a head full of knowledge, but a heart full of love, an ear ready to listen and a hand willing to help others.

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.”

― Barack Obama

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”

― Charles Dickens

“The best antidote I know for worry is work. The best cure for weariness is the challenge of helping someone who is even more tired. One of the great ironies of life is this: He or she who serves almost always benefits more than he or she who is served.”

― Gordon B. Hinckley

Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day. John Wooden

"Take the time to help other people without expecting a reward or gratitude is definitely important in living an optimistic life."