Daily Hope Devotionals - How God Meets Your Deepest Needs
Accept What Cannot Be Changed
by Rick Warren — July 11, 2024
from How God Meets Your Deepest Needs
Worrying about what cannot be changed won’t give you peace. Becoming resentful or bitter about what cannot be changed will not give you peace. Feeling guilty about things that cannot be changed will not give … Continue reading Accept What Cannot Be Changed
How Do You Get God’s Peace?
by Rick Warren — July 10, 2024
from How God Meets Your Deepest Needs
God has promised to give you peace of mind. In fact, one of God’s names is Jehovah Shalom, which means, “I am the God of peace.” Finding peace is one of our deepest needs. God … Continue reading How Do You Get God’s Peace?
Obedience Is the Secret to Joy
by Rick Warren — July 9, 2024
from How God Meets Your Deepest Needs
Joy is an easy thing to lose, but it’s also an easy thing to get back. Have you lost your joy? First, you need to admit to yourself that you’ve lost it. And then you … Continue reading Obedience Is the Secret to Joy
Get Your Joy Back
by Rick Warren — July 8, 2024
from How God Meets Your Deepest Needs
What’s the easiest thing for you to lose? Your glasses? Your keys? Your mind? All of those things are easy to lose, but the easiest thing of all to lose is your joy. You can … Continue reading Get Your Joy Back
Avoiding the Rearview Mirror
by Rick Warren — July 7, 2024
from How God Meets Your Deepest Needs
You’ve heard the saying, “Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.” That’s true—but it’s only part of the story. You can learn a lot by looking at your past—but you can’t … Continue reading Avoiding the Rearview Mirror
You Need a New Soundtrack
by Rick Warren — July 6, 2024
from How God Meets Your Deepest Needs
People really don’t forget anything. Stored somewhere in your mind, you’ll find the date of your anniversary, the score of the Super Bowl when you were 10, and the day your child lost his first … Continue reading You Need a New Soundtrack
Let It Go
by Rick Warren — July 5, 2024
from How God Meets Your Deepest Needs
If you’ve been hurt by someone, whether it’s physical or emotional, you’ve got a decision to make. You can use your energy to get well or to get even. But you can’t do both. Jesus … Continue reading Let It Go
Tell God About It
by Rick Warren — July 4, 2024
from How God Meets Your Deepest Needs
We all respond to hidden wounds in different ways. Some people act out. Other people get angry all the time. Others self-medicate with drugs or alcohol. Still others try to escape the pain by moving … Continue reading Tell God About It
Why Hope Isn’t the Same as Optimism
by Rick Warren — July 3, 2024
from How God Meets Your Deepest Needs
Life often brings you matters that are difficult to swallow, like a sickness, a job loss, or the death of a friend or family member. Those pills are bitter going down, and we often choke … Continue reading Why Hope Isn’t the Same as Optimism
Where Do I Find Real Hope?
by Rick Warren — July 2, 2024
from How God Meets Your Deepest Needs
At the end of World War II, a U.S. submarine came back to dock at Newport News, Virginia. As it came into port, something terrible happened, and the submarine began to sink. The Coast Guard … Continue reading Where Do I Find Real Hope?
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