When Hope Feels Lost: 5 Powerful Psalms to Anchor Your Soul
Let me start with a raw confession: Last year, I spent three months crying in my parked car. Between a miscarriage, a layoff, and my dad’s dementia diagnosis, I felt like God had handed me a “hopeless starter pack.” I’d open my Bible and think, “Cool verses, but does ANY of this work in real life?”
Then one Tuesday, my 70-year-old neighbor Mrs. Jenkins knocked on my door with a casserole and a highlighted Psalms printout. “Honey,” she said, “I’ve buried two kids and a husband. This is the only playlist that doesn’t skip when life crashes.”
Turns out, the Psalms aren’t just ancient poetry—they’re survival guides written by people who yelled at God and lived to praise Him anyway. Here are the five that became my lifelines… and practical ways to let them rewrite your story.
