Lamentations 3:21-40

21 But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: 

22 The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; 

23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 

24 "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him." 

25 The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. 

26 It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. 

27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. 

28 Let him sit alone in silence when it is laid on him; 

29 let him put his mouth in the dust- there may yet be hope; 

30 let him give his cheek to the one who strikes, and let him be filled with insults. 

31 For the Lord will not cast off forever, 

32 but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; 

33 for he does not afflict from his heart or grieve the children of men. 

34 To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the earth, 

35 to deny a man justice in the presence of the Most High, 

36 to subvert a man in his lawsuit, the Lord does not approve. 

37 Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it? 

38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come? 

39 Why should a living man complain, a man, about the punishment of his sins? 

40 Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the LORD! 

  The Lord is my portion. Therefore I will hope in Him.

Lamentations 3 has without doubt been one of my favorites passages for as long as I can remember.

From my youth, I clung to those sweet words. In times of silence or grief or distress. When the world crumbled around me and all I really wanted was a loving family(02-03).
When I had relationships and drama to navigate(04-05).
When I had papers to write or took trips that presented their very own troubles(04-07).
When I wandered and was lost. When I was miserable wherever my feet took me(08).
When God pulled me out of my shame and foolishness. When tears overwhelmed my days and nights. When He alone was my joy(09).
When He placed me in green pastures and fed my soul. When He made me at home in His presence. When my hurts and concerns were others. When I felt alone or worthless or silly. When I watched Him provide. When I felt Him hold me in His peace and comfort.(10-12).
When I resolved and failed at my resolutions. When I struggled to overcome evil with good. When His word felt dry(13).
When I felt distant. When the day ahead seemed hard and the night long. When my emotions overwhelmed me. When people overwhelmed me. When ministry overwhelmed me. When I wasnt enough. When I struggled to value Jesus as enough. When I pressed on. When I am completely alone. When I am broken. When I grieve. When I feel ugly and lost and sad. When I have hope. When I waiver in my hope.
Whenever life has come my way with a vengeance and whatever may become of my life THIS I recall to mind and have hope. 

His faithfulness is great. His compassion fails not. His mercies are new every morning! He is good to those who seek Him and wait on Him. He is my portion.