Daily Hope Devotionals - Grace

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

There is nothing more important you can do during a crisis than pray. As we’ve been learning, Daniel 9 gives us a great pattern for prayer as we walk through life’s toughest times. We’ve already … Continue reading Step Five in Crisis: Thank God for His Love and Promises

Wise people remain humble. Humility and teachability go together. Be humble or you’ll stumble. Humility begins by simply realizing you’re not God. Whenever you get stressed, repeat this to yourself: “God is God, and I’m … Continue reading Be Humble or You’ll Stumble

When you’re faced with an impossibly big request, it’s easy to just give up. You figure that your boss should just find someone else. You guess that your spouse just doesn’t get you. You suspect … Continue reading Help Others With What God Has Taught You

Humility is not thinking less of yourself. It’s thinking of yourself less. When you stay focused on God and helping other people, you naturally think about yourself less. Why would anybody choose to think of … Continue reading Four Promises for the Humble

I was born with a brain disorder that, among other things, makes public speaking painful. Essentially, my brain runs extremely hot and fast, and it causes all kinds of problems in my body. For 50 … Continue reading When God Doesn’t Take the Pain Away

There probably have been many times that you’ve prayed for something and God didn’t answer the way you wanted, or you feel like he didn’t answer at all. Does that mean prayer doesn’t work? No, … Continue reading God Is Good, Even When You’re in Pain

God always gives you what you need, not what you deserve. “He does not punish us as we deserve or repay us according to our sins and wrongs. As far as the east is from … Continue reading God Forgives Because He’s Good

When you’re dealing with people who are offensive or irritating, you need to look past the behavior to the pain. Everything we do is motivated by something. When people hurt others, it’s because they’re hurting … Continue reading Love Overlooks Offenses

God is the source of everything. He made everything you see in the world—and everything you can’t see in the world and in the universe. As you depend on God as your source for everything, … Continue reading God Is Waiting for You to Ask