Everyone goes through valleys in their lives at times. During these difficult seasons, the only thing we can do is to hold onto the one thing that we know is certain: God loves us. No, we can’t understand why or how, but He still loves us.

These scriptures have helped me during hard times, and I’m sure they will help you as well.

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
~ Matthew 11:28-30

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.”
~ 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

“I will praise you, O Lord.
Although you were angry with me,
your anger has turned away
and you have comforted me.
Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord is my strength and my song;
he has become my salvation.”
~ Isaiah 12:1-2

“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
~ 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

“He tends his flock like a shepherd:
He gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to his heart;
he gently leads those that have young.”
~ Isaiah 40:11

“The sun will no more be your light by day,
nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your glory.
Your sun will never set again,
and your moon will wane no more;
the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your days of sorrow will end.”
~ Isaiah 60:19-20

“But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus”
~ 2 Corinthians 7:6

“Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret”
~ 2 Corinthians 7:10

“O Israel, put your hope in the Lord,
for with the Lord is unfailing love
and with him is full redemption.”
~ Psalm 130:7

“Before they call I will answer;
while they are still speaking I will hear.”
~ Psalm 65:24

“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will. And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
~ Romans 8:26-28

“Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”
~ Hebrews 4:16

“Come near to God and he will come near to you.”
James 4:8

“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.”
James 4:10

“You are my refuge and my shield;
I have put my hope in your word.”
~ Psalm 119:114

“For this is what the high and lofty One says –
he who lives forever, whose name is holy:
‘I live in a high and holy place,
but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and to revive the heart of the contrite.’”
~ Isaiah 57:15

“In you our fathers put their trust;
they trusted and you delivered them.
They cried to you and were saved;
in you they trusted and were not disappointed.”
~ Psalm 22:4-5

“Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.”
~ Psalm 23

“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
~ Deuteronomy 31:8

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
~ Psalm 34:18

“Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
~ Matthew 5:10-12

“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.”
~ 2 Corinthians 4:8-9

“Shout for joy, O heavens;
rejoice, O earth;
burst into song, O mountains!
For the Lord comforts his people
and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.
But Zion said, ‘The Lord hass forsaken me,
the Lord has forgotten me.’
Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
and have no compassion on the child she has borne?
Though she may forget,
I will not forget you!”
~ Isaiah 49:13-15

All scriptures are taken from the New International Version of the Bible.