Daily Hope Devotionals - Family

One of the marks of an awesome family—whether it’s your biological family, your adoptive family, or your church family—is that you help each other grow. But how do you do that? Let me give you … Continue reading How Family Members Help Each Other Grow

Awesome families encourage growth. How? They create an atmosphere of lifelong learning. They help each other develop. They encourage the discovery of each person’s spiritual gifts and abilities. They allow people to learn new things … Continue reading Five Things You Must Learn in Your Family

One of the best things you can do for your family is to show them mercy. Mercy is love in action. So when you overlook irritations and choose to be kind to your family—even when … Continue reading More Mercy, More Like Jesus

God has a significant purpose for your life. It’s called your life mission, and fulfilling it should be your primary goal in life. You weren’t put on Earth to just be a consumer, waste your … Continue reading Where Do You Learn About Your Life Mission?

When it comes to going to church, God doesn’t want you just to attend church—he wants you to belong to a church family. The Bible says, “Just as our bodies have many parts and each … Continue reading Three Reasons You Need a Church Family

The whole reason you exist is because God wanted you to become part of his family. The Bible says, “God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself … Continue reading God Made You for His Family

In the Old Testament, God is called “Father” only seven times. People just didn’t think of God as Father. They thought of him as Creator, Almighty One, God of Israel, and so on. Then Jesus … Continue reading Get to Know God as Father

Do you want to be known as a joyful person? I don’t mean someone who is always happy. That’s just not possible. I mean someone who has the joy of the Lord, whose hope is … Continue reading Generosity Leads to Joy

Many of us spend our entire lives trying to earn acceptance. We want to earn it from our parents, peers, and partners—people we respect, and even people we envy. The desire to be accepted drives … Continue reading You Don’t Have to Earn God’s Acceptance

God planned every single day of your life. Before you took your first breath, God knew everything that would ever happen to you. Long before you were conceived by your biological parents, you were conceived … Continue reading God Made You to Be You