Do you have hope?

In the One Year Bible reading for today in Psalm 43, we see a soul that is "cast down" and semmingly hopeless. But the Psalm ends with the Psalmist finding hope.

1 Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people, from the deceitful and unjust man deliver me!
2 For you are the God in whom I take refuge; why have you rejected me? Why do I go about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
3 Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling!
4 Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy, and I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God.
5 Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,my salvation and my God.

So, how can you, like the Psalmist, find hope in seemingly hopeless trials? Check out verses 3 and 4. There's good direction here.

1) Let the light and truth of God lead you (see v. 3a).
2) Come close to God in repentance and a resulting holiness (see v. 3b-4a).
3) Find joy not in circumstances, but in God and your relationship with Him (see v. 4b).
4) Sing songs of praise to God (see v. 4c).
5) Make sure you cultivate an intimate personal relationship with God (see v. 4d).