Daily Hope Devotional

Sooner or later, we all have to have hard conversations. Maybe a boss has asked you to do something that goes against your conscience. Or perhaps your perspective isn’t lining up with your parents’ point … Continue reading Choose the Right Place, Time, and Words

When the prophet Daniel was in captivity, he was trained for service to King Nebuchadnezzar. As part of the program, he was ordered to eat food from the king’s table. But Daniel believed the rich … Continue reading What to Do When Work Conflicts with Your Values

Some prayers are answered immediately, but others take weeks, months, or even years. You probably know this all too well! But there’s good news: While you’re praying for God’s answer, you’ll learn some things that … Continue reading Testing Comes before Blessing

Many people ask God to guarantee their success before obeying him—but that’s not faith. Faith always requires risk. Faith means you obey even when you don’t understand. For example, forgiveness never seems like a good … Continue reading Trusting God When You Don’t Understand

God wants to use everything, even the bad things in your life, to bring about good. To thrive rather than just survive in a hostile culture, you need to see how God can turn your … Continue reading Pain Is Part of the Process to Spiritual Maturity

Did you know that pain can protect you from something worse? You might face a problem, but it’s actually preventing a bigger issue. Maybe you didn’t get a job you wanted, maybe you missed an … Continue reading Your Problems Can Be for Your Good

Correction is essential for growth. Did you benefit from correction growing up? Of course you did. It’s how we all learned to walk, talk, eat, bathe, read, write, and everything else. A parent that doesn’t … Continue reading God Uses Problems to Correct You

Anytime your world is shaken up, look for how God is at work in the situation. He wants to bring good out of even the bad things as he teaches you how to be unshakable. … Continue reading God Uses Adversity to Refine You

You are going to experience problems in life. You’ll have times when your world is tossed upside down and everything is shaking and you don’t know which way is up. These hard times aren’t a … Continue reading Don’t Be Surprised by Adversity

You may be facing a dead end right now—financially, emotionally, or relationally. But you should keep on trusting God and moving forward in faith, even when you don’t see the next step you should take. … Continue reading God Will Make a Way