How to Find Hope Again

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When life has you running on empty and God feels far away, how do you find hope again? The writer of Lamentations 3 names his pain honestly, then chooses to call God's faithfulness to mind. God's steadfast love does not run out, and God often walks with you through the hard place instead of flying you over it. In this sermon, Pastor Kaloma Smith of UAMEZ Church in Palo Alto, California preaches on Lamentations 3 and shows why God's covenant love holds even in the darkest seasons. He preached it in March 2021, as week three of a series on Lamentations. Questions this sermon answers What does great is thy faithfulness mean? The phrase comes from Lamentations 3, where the writer remembers that God's steadfast love never stops and God's mercies are new every morning. What does the Hebrew word hesed mean? Pastor Smith explains it as covenant love or loyal love, a love from God that stays faithful to its promises no matter what you face. How do you find hope again when God feels far away? He says to look for God's goodness along the way, because God is often walking beside you and carrying part of the weight. Why do we miss what God is doing in hard times? He says complaining and blaming can keep us from seeing the help God has already put beside us. Scripture: Lamentations 3 Chapters 0:00 Reading Lamentations 3 2:13 This I call to mind: the turn to hope 6:30 Reading the Bible from a new perspective 9:49 How the book of Lamentations is built 11:53 When life leaves you broken 19:32 God's steadfast love and goodness 28:36 God's compassion never fails Join us Sundays at 10 AM PT, 3549 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306, or live at youtube.com/@uamez Plan your visit: uamez.com Instagram: instagram.com/uamezchurch Facebook: facebook.com/uamezchurch #UAMEZChurch #FindHope #Lamentations3