Daily Hope Devotionals - God's Prescription for a Healthy Life

If you want to achieve the goals you’ve made for yourself, you’ll need a plan to get from where you are to where you want to go. And you’ll need a plan to overcome the … Continue reading To Reach Your Goals, Make a Plan

Many people have a regular time to set goals—maybe at the start of a new calendar year or on their birthday. They resolve to lose weight, to spend more time with their kids, to read … Continue reading God’s Promises Fuel Godly Goals

If you want God to use you in great ways, you need focus. The more focused you are, the more effective you’ll be—and the more God will use you. There’s awesome power in focus. Diffused … Continue reading The Power of a Focused Life

Successful people are simply those who have chosen to do what other people aren’t willing to do. Most of what gets done in the world is done by people who want to do things differently—people … Continue reading To Accomplish the Impossible, See the Invisible

Many people ask God to guarantee their success before trying what he has asked them to do—but that’s not faith. Faith always requires risk. Faith means you obey even when you don’t understand. For example, … Continue reading Trusting God When You Don’t Understand

The life that God planned for you to live is really pretty simple. It’s a life of faith and love. Matthew 22 gives us the principle of love. It says “‘Love the Lord your God … Continue reading Faith Is Believing What You Can’t See

In 1956, five American missionaries headed to the rainforest of the eastern Amazon in Ecuador to make a second visit to the isolated Huaorani tribe. The people had a culture of killing, and anthropological studies … Continue reading How Do You Forgive?

When someone hurts you deeply, forgiveness probably isn’t your natural response. Instead, you may want to hold on to the hurt and to bitterness toward the person who caused you pain. But God calls you … Continue reading Forgive Because You’re Forgiven

You’ve heard this phrase over and over: “Forgive and forget.” There’s only one problem with it: You can’t do it. It’s impossible! You really can’t forget a hurt in your life. In fact, there’s no … Continue reading You Don’t Have to Forget

What do you think about when you think of forgiveness? Do you think forgiving also has to mean just going on with the relationship as if nothing ever happened? It doesn’t—and, in fact, it shouldn’t. … Continue reading How to Restore a Relationship