Daily Hope Devotional

If every prayer were answered immediately, if every need were instantly met, and if every problem were automatically solved, your faith would never be stretched. You’d be spoiled. You’d have no need for faith! We’re … Continue reading While You Wait, God Is Working on You

You can find a lot of commands in the New Testament, and some of them are really inconvenient and uncomfortable—things like “Don’t worry about anything” or “In everything give thanks” or “Always return good for … Continue reading When God Tests You, He’s Stretching You

Do you ever have days when nothing seems to go right? I once heard about a guy whose apartment was flooded from a broken pipe in the upstairs apartment. His manager said to go rent … Continue reading God Tests Your Faith through Difficulties

Do you ever have days when nothing seems to go right? I once heard about a guy whose apartment was flooded from a broken pipe in the upstairs apartment. His manager said to go rent … Continue reading God Tests Your Faith through Difficulties

People of faith simply don’t know how to quit. They never give up. They keep on keeping on. They understand that faith means having persistence. If you want to be a person of faith, then … Continue reading Faithful People Are Persistent People

Faith is following God’s instructions, even when they don’t make sense, even when they don’t seem logical or rational. Faith means being obedient. One of the best examples of this in the Bible is Abraham: … Continue reading When God’s Instructions Don’t Make Sense, Obey Anyway

One of the most obvious evidences of faith is how you respond to the waiting rooms of life. How long can you wait? That’s a mark of maturity. Children, of course, have a hard time … Continue reading Waiting Is Evidence of Faith

There are two kinds of people: those that wake up and say, “Good morning, Lord!” and those that wake up and say, “Good Lord—it’s morning!” We tend to feel the way we expect to feel. … Continue reading How to Become a Godly Optimist

There is no faith without risk. Faith means stepping out into the unknown when you don’t know what’s even in the unknown. The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 5:7, “We walk by faith, not by … Continue reading There’s No Faith Without Risk

The Bible tells a story in Mark 5 about a woman who had bled for 12 years. Her condition made her ceremonially unclean in Jewish culture, which meant she had no social life, no interaction … Continue reading Are You Ready to Break out of Your Rut?