How to Keep Hope in Difficult Times

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If the last stretch of life has left you tired of waiting and unsure anything will change, this sermon is about how to keep hope in difficult times. Caleb held on to God's promise for 45 years and still asked for his mountain at 85. Hope stays alive when you stand by what God said, wait on him, speak his plan out loud and then do the work to take it. In this sermon, preached in 2021, Pastor Kaloma Smith of UAMEZ Church in Palo Alto, California preaches on Joshua 14:6-15 and shows four things Caleb had that kept his hope alive. Questions this sermon answers How do you keep hope when you feel stuck or started late? Pastor Smith says God's calling is not bound by your age or a late start, and Caleb is the proof. Why does God make us wait? Putting someone in place too quickly microwaves their character, so the wait builds the person God needs you to be. What do you do when nobody agrees with you? Like Caleb and Joshua against the ten spies, sometimes you stand alone on what God said, and you don't have to answer every critic. Why doesn't God just hand us the promise? The promised land still had to be conquered, and fighting for it is how God grows you so you value what he gives. Scripture: Joshua 14:6-15 Chapters 0:00 Keeping hope in difficult times 0:31 Joshua 14:6-15 reading and prayer 3:41 Lessons from a 106-year-old life 12:31 Standing alone with character 17:12 Patience to wait on God 21:52 Courage to declare God's plan 28:12 Fighting for the promise 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 #KeepHopeAlive #Joshua14