Daily Hope Devotional

In architecture, form follows function. Tell me what you want to use the building for, and I’ll tell you how to build it. But in human beings, it’s the exact opposite. Function follows form. Figure … Continue reading God Shaped You for Work

Many years ago I started using an acrostic called SHAPE to talk about the five things that make you, you. SHAPE is the way God wired you for your life. Every area of your life … Continue reading What’s the Big Deal About Your SHAPE?

Your life has value. Your life has purpose. No matter what you’ve been told by someone in your life or by culture or by the lies Satan puts in your head, you are infinitely precious … Continue reading Stop Comparing and Start Fulfilling Your Purpose

You can save yourself a lot of pain and heartache if you follow one simple rule: Slow down when you’re angry or hurt. The Bible says, “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak … Continue reading When You’re Angry, Slow Down and T.H.I.N.K.

Every day God gives you opportunities to show kindness to people around you. As he does, he’s watching to see how you’ll respond. Will you choose to be self-centered? Or will you notice the people … Continue reading Every Day God Gives Opportunities to Help Others

Do you have an emergency plan for getting away when you’re tempted? Do you have preventative strategies to help you stay away from your biggest temptations? If you don’t have those things, you need them … Continue reading What’s Your Emergency Plan for Temptation?

The Bible is full of life instructions. They’re called the commands of God. He expects you to obey his commands right away, and he expects you to obey them fully. Imagine if a parent tells … Continue reading Delayed Obedience Is Disobedience

For the last couple of days, we’ve looked together at the unique ways God made you—how he planned every day of your life before you were born and how he gave you your own unique … Continue reading To Move Into Your Future, Look at Your Past

Do you want to live a life of purpose and meaning? Think of what you do well—and find ways to do more of those things. Then think of what you don’t do well—and find ways … Continue reading Your SHAPE Shows Your Purpose

God planned every single day of your life. Before you took your first breath, God knew everything that would ever happen to you. Long before you were conceived by your biological parents, you were conceived … Continue reading God Made You to Be You