Romans 15:13 ... Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in
believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy
Ghost.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney)
The anchor to our soul comes in the midst of the battle when we can remember what God has said to us concerning that issue.
When God confirms to you the way to go and you go that way and the trials of life strike, you can think on God showing you to do that, and joy and peace and hope flood your soul in the midst of the trial for you know it was God who led you the way you are going. This is critical for us.
The devil will try to torment and condemn us. But when we think on WHO gave us this assignment and we know it was God, we can rest in joy and peace, resisting the devil with the word given us by God.