Daily Hope Devotionals - Building a Better Life

Jesus Sees, Cares, and Comes in Your Struggle

Sometimes you find yourself in situations you don’t want and don’t like. In fact, on some days you may feel like the storms of life threaten to drown you. So how do you keep from … Continue reading Jesus Sees, Cares, and Comes in Your Struggle

How God’s Greatness Removes Fear

Any time you’re in a situation you have absolutely no control over, switch your focus to the greatness of God. That’s called worship, and it’s the third antidote for withstanding the potentially devastating winds of … Continue reading How God’s Greatness Removes Fear

Blessing Comes From Doing

The uncontrollable winds of life—relational winds, financial winds, and spiritual winds—can overwhelm you and throw you off course. But God’s Word is filled with principles to help you withstand even the toughest winds. Yesterday we … Continue reading Blessing Comes From Doing

How to Withstand Destructive Forces

One of the most powerful forces of nature is wind. That’s why the Bible uses wind as a metaphor for so many things. There are winds of testing, trouble, conflict, and temptation. But God makes … Continue reading How to Withstand Destructive Forces

Why Change Doesn’t Happen Instantly

As God moves you toward the better life, you may want change to happen fast. You want instant transformation—a total makeover in an hour. But God is not in a hurry because he’s more interested … Continue reading Why Change Doesn’t Happen Instantly

Embrace What God Is Doing

You can’t go backward in life. You can only go forward. That means you have only two choices: You can long for the way things used to be, and not change a single thing about … Continue reading Embrace What God Is Doing

Don’t Rush to Restart

The last few days we’ve been looking at principles for building a better life after seasons of pain, loss, loneliness, and frustration. Today we’ll look at another principle for building a better life after hard … Continue reading Don’t Rush to Restart

Make a “Don’t Do” List

After you’ve gone through a challenging season, you’ll eventually be ready to resume life again. But as you do, you should keep a few principles in mind. As we’ve talked about the last few days, … Continue reading Make a “Don’t Do” List

Don’t Waste Your Painful Experiences

The Bible is filled with principles to help you resume life successfully after a tough season. Yesterday we looked at the first principle: Expect to feel mixed emotions. And today we’ll look at the second: … Continue reading Don’t Waste Your Painful Experiences

How to Handle Your Mixed Emotions

The truth is, life rarely goes back to “normal” after a difficult season. Hard times change people—and not just people but also the world around you. To resume life successfully after a difficult time, you’ll … Continue reading How to Handle Your Mixed Emotions