Daily Hope Devotionals - Confession
If You Want to Change, Start with Your Thinking
by Rick Warren — February 22, 2025
from Life's Healing Choices
Change requires new thinking. In order to change, you must learn the truth and start making good choices, but you must also change the way you think. The way you think determines the way you … Continue reading If You Want to Change, Start with Your Thinking
Fears Keep You Trapped—but There’s Help!
by Rick Warren — February 15, 2025
from Life's Healing Choices
Many people hide their fears because they think, “No one would understand what I’m going through.” But that kind of thinking keeps you stuck. And “stuck” is right where Satan wants you to be. So … Continue reading Fears Keep You Trapped—but There’s Help!
Healing Happens in Community
by Rick Warren — February 14, 2025
from Life's Healing Choices
You can’t overcome your fears and failures on your own. God designed you to need other people. That’s why you need to be honest—not just with God, but with other people—about your temptations, defects, fears, … Continue reading Healing Happens in Community
Don’t Waste Another Day on Guilt
by Rick Warren — January 3, 2025
from The Key to Hope
When you feel guilty, it’s hard to think about anything else. You might try to push the thought away, but it just keeps popping back up! It’s like taking a dozen ping-pong balls and trying … Continue reading Don’t Waste Another Day on Guilt
Confession Leads to Connection
by Rick Warren — January 2, 2025
from The Key to Hope
Nothing makes us feel more miserable than hidden guilt. When we’re holding on to our mistakes, we’re always worried somebody’s going to find out, and that leaves us nervous and stressed and unhappy. You cannot … Continue reading Confession Leads to Connection
You Don’t Have to Be Perfect to Be Used By God
by Rick Warren — December 1, 2024
from God's Vision for the Rest of Your Life
If you want to be used by God, you don’t have to be a perfect person—but you do need to purify your heart. The Bible says in 2 Timothy 2:21, “Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself … Continue reading You Don’t Have to Be Perfect to Be Used By God
Step Six in Crisis: Humbly Confess Your Sin to God
by Rick Warren — November 14, 2024
from Unshakable!
In the last few devotionals, we’ve looked at how to pray during a crisis. Daniel shows us six key principles during his prayer in Daniel 9. The first five of these principles are: Let God … Continue reading Step Six in Crisis: Humbly Confess Your Sin to God
Humility Is a Choice
by Rick Warren — October 29, 2024
from Unshakable!
When you’re successful, it’s much easier to fall hard than it is to maintain your success. When you experience success, the natural tendency is to get proud and forget about God—but success crumbles when you … Continue reading Humility Is a Choice
Take a Good Look at Your Blind Spots
by Rick Warren — September 5, 2024
from Growing in the Seasons of Life
One of the most important life skills that you have to learn is conflict resolution. If you don’t, you’re going to spend a lot of your life miserable, because we’re imperfect people, and we have … Continue reading Take a Good Look at Your Blind Spots
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
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