Daily Hope Devotionals - Adversity

Step Five in Crisis: Thank God for His Love and Promises

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

Step Two in Crisis: Focus and Seek 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

Step One in Crisis: Listen and Let God Speak

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

Overcome Fear by Standing Up for God

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

God Walks Through the Fire With You

There’s an expression that some people use when the pressure gets tight and the deadlines are close. They say, “The heat is on.” No one likes that feeling.   The prophet Daniel had three friends … Continue reading God Walks Through the Fire With You

God Brings New Life Out of the Fire

How you handle pain is a great witness to the world. When you trust God in spite of suffering, you’ll point unbelievers to him. Frankly, you and I aren’t much of a witness when life … Continue reading God Brings New Life Out of the Fire

Get Your Prayer Support Lined Up Now

God always tests you before he blesses you. Sometimes his tests come through people who ask you to do something impossible, like a boss who gives you a project with an unreasonable deadline. When this … Continue reading Get Your Prayer Support Lined Up Now

Pain Is Part of the Process to Spiritual Maturity

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

Your Problems Can Be for Your Good

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

God Uses Problems to Correct You

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