"Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him." ~Psalm 62:5, NIV
Gotta love David. Even in the roughest times, he always chose to trust that God would rescue him. How do I know? I'd say the above verse (and many, many others) proves my point.
He tells his soul to find rest in God. And rest in Him generally breeds faith, peace, fearlessness etc. David chose to say no matter the circumstance, "my hope comes from Him" and surely God gave the old King hope!
When we choose to seek what is godly and not of ourselves, He rewards it (so long as our hearts are pure of course). Jesus' death is the only source of hope for life beyond this world. Think about it - in the darkness of the world (death, destruction, curses) Jesus still shines. He promises this isn't "it", that He's got more for those who believe.
And even if you think talking about Jesus is comparable to talking to a pink unicorn who gives candy to all of its followers, face it: without a life after death, what good is anything you do on this world? Trends have shown that it is going to pieces (cheers for entropy!), so what good is anything you do to prevent it from doing so, unless there's a greater purpose than running around as a bag of atoms?
Maybe I'm just deluded, but hey, at least I have hope :) You can choose to hope, no matter the circumstances. I would just encourage that hope to be placed in God, the only thing that actually has merit.
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