Daily Hope Devotionals - Focus

The older I get, the more I realize how important it is to be selective. There will always be a lot of options and opportunities. But the key to effectiveness is being selective. The Bible … Continue reading Is That Really the Best Option?

What motivates you to get up in the morning? To go to work? To study hard? To serve and give and love others? To keep going when life gets stressful? If you don’t want to … Continue reading No More Mixed Motives

If your focus is shortsighted—where you’re only thinking about your current difficulties or pain—then it’s only natural to want to give up. But if you look at things from an eternal perspective, then you’ll be … Continue reading Four Reasons Not to Give Up

It may feel like the 365 days you’re given each year aren’t enough time to do everything you want to do. In fact, you probably feel like there aren’t enough minutes in this day to … Continue reading How to Focus on What’s Important, Not Urgent

Goal setting isn’t just a good idea for productivity. It’s a spiritual discipline, like prayer, fasting, giving, and reading your Bible. In fact, goal setting can be an act of stewardship as you try to … Continue reading God Makes Plans, and You Should, Too

Never forget this truth: Failure probably won’t kill you. We vastly exaggerate the effects of failure. We blow the prospects of failing all out of proportion. Failing is not the end of the world. The … Continue reading What’s the Big Deal About Failure?

Don’t let your fears control you! Face your fears by putting your faith in God. Fear has an incredible ability to paralyze your potential—to keep you from launching out with faith. When we choose fear … Continue reading Let Faith, Not Fear, Rule Your Heart

What God does for you, he wants you to do for other people. God accepts you unconditionally. That doesn’t mean he approves of everything you do, but he accepts you, no matter what you’ve done. … Continue reading Love Looks, and Love Listens

Emotional exhaustion isn’t new. It’s also not something foreign to the Bible. Just read the book of Lamentations. When Jeremiah wrote the book, Jerusalem had been captured. The Israelites were in exile. Everything Jeremiah held … Continue reading Truth That Refuels You

What should you do when you’re emotionally exhausted? When the Prophet Elijah faced emotional exhaustion, God led him to do three things that helped him recover—and they’re things that can help you recover, too, when … Continue reading God’s Remedy for Your Emotional Exhaustion