33 Bible Verses about Optimism

he rescued me from so terrible a death, he rescues still, and I rely upon him for the hope that he will continue to rescue me. Let me have your cooperation in prayer, so that many a soul may render thanks to him on my behalf for the boon which many have been the means of him bestowing on myself.

So that we can say confidently, The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can men do to me?

Now the confidence we have in him is this, that he listens to us whenever we ask anything in accordance with his will;

I am prepared for this change by God, who has given me the Spirit as its pledge and instalment. Come what may, then, I am confident; I know that while I reside in the body I am away from the Lord (for I have to lead my life in faith, without seeing him):read more.
and in this confidence I would fain get away from the body and reside with the Lord.

I certainly admit to you that I worship our fathers' God according to the methods of what they call a 'sect'; but I believe all that is written in the Law and in the prophets, and I cherish the same hope in God as they accept, namely that there is to be a resurrection of the just and the unjust.

for it is by faith that 'we' wait in the Spirit for the righteousness we hope for;

I thank my God for all your remembrance of me; in all my prayers for you all I always pray with a sense of joy for what you have contributed to the gospel from the very first day down to this moment;read more.
of this I am confident, that he who has begun the good work in you will go on completing it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Such is the confidence I possess through Christ in my service of God. It is not that I am personally qualified to form any judgment by myself; my qualifications come from God,

through whom, as we have faith in him, we enjoy our confidence of free access.

And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope, graciously encourage your hearts and strengthen them for all good in deed and word.

If our heart does not condemn us, beloved, then we have confidence in approaching God, and we get from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commands and do what is pleasing in his sight.

Let not your hearts be disquieted; you believe ??believe in God and also in me.

May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in your faith, that you may be overflowing with hope by the power of the holy Spirit!

Peace I leave to you, my peace I give to you; I give it not as the world gives its 'Peace!' Let not your hearts be disquieted or timid.

I have said all this to you that in me you may have peace; in the world you have trouble, but courage! I have conquered the world.

let your hope be a joy to you; be stedfast in trouble, attend to prayer,

Charge the rich of this world not to be supercilious, and not to fix their hopes on so uncertain a thing as riches but on the living God who richly provides us with all the enjoyments of life;

for ours is no high priest who is incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every respect like ourselves, yet without sinning.

Brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy Presence in virtue of the blood of Jesus, by the fresh, living way which he has inaugurated for us through the veil (that is, through his flesh), and since we have a great Priest over the house of God,read more.
let us draw near with a true heart, in absolute assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from a bad conscience, and our bodies washed in pure water; let us hold the hope we avow without wavering (for we can rely on him who gave us the Promise);

Brace up your minds, then, keep cool, and put your hope for good and all in the grace that is coming to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Remain within him now, my dear children, so that when he appears we may have confidence, instead of shrinking from him in shame at his arrival.

Once you have suffered for a little, the God of all grace who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will repair and recruit and strengthen you.

I have absolute confidence in you, I am indeed proud of you, you are a perfect comfort to me, I am overflowing with delight, for all the trouble I have to bear.

and to the very end he will guarantee that you are vindicated on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is the God who called you to this fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

To ensure this, I am sending you Timotheus, my beloved and trustworthy son in the Lord; he will remind you of those methods in Christ Jesus which I teach everywhere in every church.

Hence my hope for you is well-founded, since I know that as you share the sufferings you share the comfort also.

So the very reason I wrote was that I might not come only to be pained by those who ought to give me joy; I relied on you all, I felt sure that my joy would be a joy for everyone of you.

Along with them I am also sending our brother: I have had ample proof of his keen interest on many occasions, and it is specially keen on this occasion, as he has absolute confidence in you.

But you know how he has stood the test, how he has served with me in the gospel, like a son helping his father.

He is accompanied by that faithful and beloved brother Onesimus, who is one of yourselves. They will inform you of all that goes on here.

and this is why I am suffering. Still, I am not ashamed of it; I know whom I have trusted and I am certain he is able to keep what I have put into his hands till the great Day.

Come what may, then, I am confident; I know that while I reside in the body I am away from the Lord

rejoice at all times,