There are lots of things in this world that people don’t agree on, but one thing that is universally accepted is that that life is hard. We face health challenges, financial difficulties, relationship problems, and a variety of other hardships and personal difficulties.

Every one of us needs real hope to help us weather these storms of life. In Psalm 71, the psalmist shows us what it looks like to live with true hope in the midst of great trouble and much uncertainty. We learn that true hope is a confident expectation; not just wishful thinking. And we find that God is the only true and lasting hope available to us in every circumstance and season of life.