Daily Hope Devotional

God made you to be you. He didn’t make you to be what your parents want you to be. He didn’t make you to be what your spouse, boss, or friends want you to be. … Continue reading Focus on Pleasing God, Not People

In the last few devotionals, we’ve looked at how to pray during a crisis. Daniel shows us six key principles during his prayer in Daniel 9. The first five of these principles are: Let God … Continue reading Step Six in Crisis: Humbly Confess Your Sin to God

There is nothing more important you can do during a crisis than pray. As we’ve been learning, Daniel 9 gives us a great pattern for prayer as we walk through life’s toughest times. We’ve already … Continue reading Step Five in Crisis: Thank God for His Love and Promises

Daniel’s prayer in Daniel 9 provides us with a great model for how to pray during a crisis. In the last few devotionals, we’ve learned from this passage to let God speak to us before … Continue reading Step Four in Crisis: Show God You’re Serious

Over the last few devotionals, we’ve been looking at how Daniel prayed during a time of crisis in his life and the life of Israel. His response shows us how we can pray in a … Continue reading Step Three in Crisis: Pour Your Heart Out to God

Daniel gives us a great blueprint for prayer during difficult times. We can find six important principles for this in Daniel 9. In the last devotional, we looked at the first of those principles: We … Continue reading Step Two in Crisis: Focus and Seek God

Prayer is the key to enduring any crisis. We can see this with Daniel and his prayer life. When the time grew closer for the Israelites to return to their homeland, Daniel knew his people … Continue reading Step One in Crisis: Listen and Let God Speak

From the beginning, God’s plan has been to make you like his Son, Jesus. This is your destiny. God announced his intention at Creation: “Then God said, ‘Let us make human beings in our image … Continue reading Your Destiny Is to Become like Jesus

It’s tough sometimes to stand up for what you know God wants and expects when others ridicule your faith. But when you stand up when everyone else is sitting down, you’ll draw unbelievers to God. … Continue reading Your Courage Is Contagious

We all have fears. Too often, though, we let those fears rule our lives and stop us from following God’s plan. When you face people and situations that threaten to destroy you and your witness … Continue reading Overcome Fear by Standing Up for God