35 Bible Verses About Holding On To Faith

Holding on to faith when everything is falling apart is one of the hardest things you’ll ever do. When prayers seem to bounce off the ceiling. When circumstances contradict every promise you’ve clung to.

When the wait stretches so long you wonder if God has forgotten you. Those are the moments when faith stops being theoretical and becomes a desperate grip on something you can’t see but refuse to let go of.

Charles Spurgeon, the renowned 19th-century preacher who battled severe depression, once said: “I have learned to kiss the wave that throws me against the Rock of Ages.” He understood that the very circumstances that threaten to destroy your faith can actually drive you deeper into dependence on God. The storms that make you cling tighter are often what keep you from drifting away.

Faith isn’t a one-time decision. It’s a daily, sometimes moment-by-moment choice to keep believing when everything in you wants to quit. It’s choosing trust over doubt. Hope over despair. God’s promises over present evidence.

Holding on to faith doesn’t mean you never doubt or struggle. It means that despite the doubts and struggles, you don’t let go.

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Bible Verses About Holding On To Faith

1. Hebrews 10:23 – Hold Unswervingly to the Hope We Profess

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
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2. 1 Corinthians 16:13 – Stand Firm in the Faith

Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.
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3. Hebrews 11:1 – Faith Is Confidence in What We Hope For

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
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4. 2 Corinthians 5:7 – We Live by Faith, Not by Sight

For we live by faith, not by sight.
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5. Galatians 2:20 – I Live by Faith in the Son of God

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
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6. Mark 11:22 – Have Faith in God

“Have faith in God,” Jesus answered.
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7. Romans 1:17 – The Righteous Will Live by Faith

For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
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8. Hebrews 10:38-39 – My Righteous One Will Live by Faith

But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back. But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.
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9. Jude 1:20 – Building Yourselves Up in Your Most Holy Faith

But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit.
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10. 1 Timothy 6:12 – Fight the Good Fight of the Faith

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
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11. Colossians 2:6-7 – Strengthened in the Faith

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
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12. James 1:6 – The One Who Doubts Is Like a Wave

But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
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13. Ephesians 6:16 – Take Up the Shield of Faith

In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
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14. 1 Peter 1:7 – Your Faith of Greater Worth Than Gold

These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
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15. Matthew 17:20 – Faith as Small as a Mustard Seed

He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
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16. Romans 4:20-21 – Abraham Did Not Waver Through Unbelief

Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.
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17. Hebrews 11:6 – Without Faith It Is Impossible to Please God

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
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18. 1 John 5:4 – This Is the Victory That Has Overcome the World

For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
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19. Colossians 1:23 – If You Continue in Your Faith

If you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
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20. 2 Timothy 4:7 – I Have Kept the Faith

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
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21. Romans 10:17 – Faith Comes From Hearing the Message

Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.
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22. Mark 9:23 – Everything Is Possible for One Who Believes

“‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.”
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23. 1 Thessalonians 3:5 – I Sent to Find Out About Your Faith

For this reason, when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. I was afraid that in some way the tempter had tempted you and that our labors might have been in vain.
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24. Luke 18:8 – When the Son of Man Comes, Will He Find Faith?

I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?
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25. Philippians 1:27 – Stand Firm in the One Spirit

Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel.
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26. 2 Thessalonians 1:3 – Your Faith Is Growing More and More

We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.
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27. Hebrews 12:2 – Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus

Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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28. Romans 12:3 – In Accordance With the Faith God Has Distributed

For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.
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29. Acts 14:22 – We Must Go Through Many Hardships

Strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
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30. 1 Thessalonians 5:8 – Putting on Faith and Love as a Breastplate

But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
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31. 2 Peter 1:5 – Add to Your Faith Goodness

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge.
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32. James 2:17 – Faith by Itself, If Not Accompanied by Action

In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
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33. 1 Timothy 1:19 – Holding On to Faith and a Good Conscience

Holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith.
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34. Habakkuk 2:4 – The Righteous Person Will Live by His Faithfulness

See, the enemy is puffed up; his desires are not upright—but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness.
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35. Luke 17:5 – Increase Our Faith

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
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Our Thoughts On What the Bible Says About Holding On To Faith

Holding on to faith is active, not passive. It’s a fight, not a feeling. Paul told Timothy to fight the good fight of faith. Peter told believers to stand firm in faith. The language is deliberate. Faith requires effort, especially when everything around you is working against it.

Your faith will be tested. That’s not a maybe. It’s a guarantee. Trials come to prove whether your faith is genuine or superficial. Shallow faith withers under pressure. Deep faith grows stronger through adversity.

The key isn’t having perfect faith that never wavers. It’s refusing to let go even when you’re wavering. Abraham didn’t waver in unbelief, but that doesn’t mean he never had questions or moments of doubt. It means that despite whatever doubts arose, he kept believing God’s promise.

Holding on to faith means returning to what you know is true about God when your feelings tell you otherwise. It means reading His Word when you don’t feel like it. Praying when it seems pointless. Worshipping when you’d rather complain. Choosing trust one more time when giving up feels easier.

Say This Prayer

Heavenly Father, I’m struggling to hold on to my faith right now.

The wait has been so long. The prayers seem unanswered. My circumstances contradict everything I’ve believed. I’m tired of trusting when I can’t see results. I’m exhausted from believing when nothing seems to change.

But Your Word tells me to hold unswervingly to the hope I profess because You are faithful. It tells me to live by faith, not by sight. To stand firm even when everything around me is shaking.

Strengthen my faith when it feels weak. Help me to keep believing even when I don’t understand what You’re doing. Give me the determination to fight the good fight of faith, to not shrink back, to refuse to let go, no matter how hard it gets.