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February 2, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n Hope in God\u2019s Goodness<\/strong><\/span> Lee en espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c<\/em>I would have despaired\u00a0had I not believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.\u201d Psalm 27:13 (AMP)<\/em><\/p>\n There was a time when someone spoke Psalm 27:13 over me, praying \u201cthat I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.\u201d<\/em> Not just someday in heaven. Not just once I was free from the pain of this world. Here. In the middle of the brokenness I was drowning in.<\/p>\n At the time, I couldn\u2019t receive it. I couldn\u2019t even imagine it. I believed in God\u2019s goodness \u2026 for other people. For the ones whose prayers seemed to get answers, whose lives looked stitched together. But not for me. The absence of joy felt like a final verdict in my life, and all I could see was sorrow. Hopelessness kept me stuck, rooted in despair.<\/p>\n Hannah knew that kind of sorrow too. We see in 1 Samuel 1 how she longed for a child, but year after year, her womb remained closed. In her anguish, she poured out her soul before the Lord \u2014 weeping bitterly, praying silently. But Hannah kept showing up. She believed, even in her pain, that she would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. And in time, she did. She gave birth to Samuel, who would become one of Israel\u2019s greatest prophets.<\/p>\n In fact, Samuel anointed King David, whose words in Psalm 27 echo Hannah\u2019s story. She could have let the silence of unanswered prayers convince her that God had forgotten her. But instead she clung to hope. And she witnessed God\u2019s goodness.<\/p>\n Hope can feel fragile when life is loud with pain. Sometimes it seems safer to brace ourselves for disappointment than to believe God\u2019s goodness might actually break through in our<\/em> lifetime, in our<\/em> story, in our<\/em> ache.<\/p>\n Maybe, like me, you\u2019ve found yourself in that gray space where it feels like hope has packed its bags and moved on without you. You still whisper prayers, or maybe even shout, but heaven seems to hold its breath. You hear others testifying to answered prayers and overflowing blessings, and you quietly wonder, What about me?<\/em><\/p>\n Psalm 27:13 offers a lifeline: \u201cI would have despaired had I not believed<\/em> \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n What did David believe? That goodness was coming. Not just in eternity but here. On this side of heaven. God is not done. This chapter isn\u2019t the whole story.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not easy to cling to hope sometimes. But even if you\u2019re in a season of silence or sorrow, may this be a sacred moment of trust, an act of gentle defiance against despair. May you dare to believe, even with trembling hands, that goodness is still chasing you down. Even now. Especially now.<\/p>\n Lord, when my heart feels thin and hope feels far away, steady me again with the promise of Your goodness. Remind me, like You reminded Hannah, that You see every silent prayer and every hidden ache. Help me cling to You with quiet courage, believing I will see Your goodness. Lift my eyes, strengthen my spirit, and let hope rise again. In Jesus\u2019 Name, Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n Therapy & Theology<\/em> with Lysa TerKeurst<\/strong> is a free resource offering conversations rooted in Scripture and therapeutic wisdom to help women navigate life\u2019s hardest moments. It\u2019s a place to slow down, breathe, and remember God has not forgotten you \u2014 no matter what you\u2019re facing. Watch or listen to an episode of Therapy & Theology<\/em><\/strong> on YouTube or your favorite podcast platform!<\/p>\n Today\u2019s devotion comes from Tabitha Yates \u2014 part of our COMPEL Pro Writers Training community and one of our Encouragement for Today<\/em> writing challenge winners. We\u2019re so grateful for her voice and heart.<\/p>\n Romans 8:24-25, \u201cFor in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience\u201d (ESV).<\/p>\n Think about a time when you kept showing up like Hannah, even when your prayers felt unanswered. What sustained you in that season, and how might remembering that persistence help you reframe your hope today? We\u2019d love to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments.<\/p>\n \u00a9 2026 by Tabitha Yates. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n Proverbs 31 Ministries February 2, 2026 Hope in God\u2019s GoodnessTABITHA YATES, COMPEL Pro Member Lee en espa\u00f1ol \u201cI would have despaired\u00a0had I not believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.\u201d Psalm 27:13 (AMP) There was a time when someone spoke Psalm 27:13 over me, praying \u201cthat I would see<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[86,269,268,5559,238,544,553,270,181],"class_list":["post-17674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-devotionals","tag-daily","tag-devotional","tag-encouragement","tag-february","tag-gods","tag-goodness","tag-hope","tag-proverbs","tag-today"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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