Daily Hope Devotionals - Humility

If you want to be wise, learn how to ask wise questions. Proverbs 20:5 says, “People’s thoughts can be like a deep well, but someone with understanding can find the wisdom there” (NCV). In other … Continue reading Wise People Ask Questions and Then Listen

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

Daniel gives us a great blueprint for prayer during difficult times. We can find six important principles for this in Daniel 9. In the last devotional, we looked at the first of those principles: We … Continue reading Step Two in Crisis: Focus and Seek God

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

The Bible draws a clear distinction between pride and humility. While pride will tear down your relationships, humility builds them up and strengthens them. But pride is self-deceiving. It can be hard for you to … Continue reading Pride Destroys, Humility Builds

If you want to live a successful life, the Bible offers some countercultural instruction: Serve the poor! How can serving the poor help you be successful? The Bible gives numerous reasons. Here are just a … Continue reading Successful People Help the Poor

When you’re successful, it’s much easier to fall hard than it is to maintain your success. When you experience success, the natural tendency is to get proud and forget about God—but success crumbles when you … Continue reading Humility Is a Choice

Too often when life is going well, we become prideful. And pride often leads to a downfall. As Proverbs 16:18 says, “Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall” (NLT). Pride blinds us, making … Continue reading Don’t Miss the Warning Signs of Pride

Over the last few days in these devotionals, I’ve shown you what Daniel did when facing an impossible situation. The king had asked for someone to interpret an unusual dream. The king’s wise men couldn’t … Continue reading Who Gets the Credit?

When the prophet Daniel was in captivity, he was trained for service to King Nebuchadnezzar. As part of the program, he was ordered to eat food from the king’s table. But Daniel believed the rich … Continue reading What to Do When Work Conflicts with Your Values