Hebrews 12:1

Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin which so easily entangles us and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. There are things that are not sins but tend to weigh us down, or become distractions. One of the worst is feelings of hopelessness and despair. It is very easy to fall into the habit of wondering if God has forsaken us, and thinking that after all we have been through, our hopes will end in failure. But even when we do not feel like it, we should rejoice by faith, by firm determination that God is, and that he will never leave us or forsake us.