Daily Hope Devotionals - Healthy Living

Sing Your Thanks to the Lord

Learning to thank God for what he has given us is an important part of our spiritual journey. So how do you make gratitude to God an integral part of your life? One of the … Continue reading Sing Your Thanks to the Lord

God Answers You When You Ask Questions

If you want to hear God speak, worship God. In other words, thank him for his presence in your life and for being interested in the details of your life. Thank him for answering your … Continue reading God Answers You When You Ask Questions

How Can We Be Thankful in All Circumstances?

In both the U.S. and Canada, we celebrate a day of thanksgiving once a year. But God wants us to be intentional about our thankfulness every day. He wants us to develop this spiritual habit, … Continue reading How Can We Be Thankful in All Circumstances?

God Blesses You So You Can Be Generous

Too many people don’t correctly understand what it means to be blessed by God. When God blesses you in all kinds of ways, it’s an opportunity to be generous, which will result in thanksgiving to … Continue reading God Blesses You So You Can Be Generous

Give the Gift of Your Attention

When you walk into a meeting, how many people are sitting there looking at their phone and texting? Our heads seem to be always down, engrossed in a video or game, and our earbuds keep … Continue reading Give the Gift of Your Attention

Happiness and Humility Go Together

When Paul wrote this Scripture, he was an older man in prison in Rome. He was at the end of his life. He was an incredibly mature person. Yet he said he hadn’t arrived. If … Continue reading Happiness and Humility Go Together

Become “Deeply and Intimately Acquainted” with God

Happiness is found in getting to know God a little bit better every day. In Philippians 3:10, Paul said, “For my determined purpose is that I may . . . progressively become more deeply and … Continue reading Become “Deeply and Intimately Acquainted” with God

Know What Counts—and What Doesn’t

Have you noticed how easily you can lose your joy over some little thing? It’s usually the small irritations that cause you to lose your happiness. Somebody cuts you off in the middle of the … Continue reading Know What Counts—and What Doesn’t

Remind Yourself of God’s Grace, and Relax In It

Legalism will rob you of happiness. It’s the attitude that you have to prove your love to God, which means you have to make sure you do everything exactly right. It’s thinking you have to … Continue reading Remind Yourself of God’s Grace, and Relax In It

Have a Conversation with Your Creator

It took me a while, but I finally figured out that this marriage thing is about communication. I discovered that on the days when I had deep, soul-communication with my wife Kay—not “Hi. How are … Continue reading Have a Conversation with Your Creator