"[W]e are perplexed, but not in despair." 2 Corinthians 4:8 (NKJV)
Perplexed. Not like with algebra homework or programming your television.
The Greek points to being confused, frustrated, unable to find a way out, filled with uncertainty or indecisiveness.
Been there? I have.
But there's hope. Not despair. Hope.
Despair gives up. It folds.
Hope waits to see what happens next.
Hope may not know what or how or when,
But it knows God.