Daily Hope Devotionals - Hurt

You will, unfortunately, be hurt in this life. And many of those hurts will be intentional—the direct results of what people say about you or do to you. In fact, any time you read the … Continue reading Forgive Because God Forgave You

The Bible says there are three reasons you have to let go of your past and forgive the people who’ve hurt you. And those reasons have nothing to do with whether those people deserve it … Continue reading Three Reasons to Forgive

There’s something interesting about pain and joy. Whenever you share a joy, it gets doubled. But it’s the opposite with pain. When you share a pain, it’s halved. So when your friends are going through … Continue reading How to Lessen Your Friend’s Pain

Life is not fair. God never said it would be! Life is unfair because there is sin in the world. Jesus came to make things right, and, one day, they will be. But, right now, … Continue reading God of Love, God of Justice

How do you let go of the hurt in your life? You heal it with grace. When you heal a hurt with grace, it doesn’t just mean you let someone off the hook. You forgive … Continue reading Heal Your Hurt with Grace

How much energy does it take to drop something? Nothing. You just let it go! It doesn’t take any energy at all. Jesus says, “Whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive … Continue reading Lift Holy Hands Instead of Shaking Fists

Any time you breathe bitterness, you suffocate your spirit. Bitterness doesn’t just choke out your happiness and your healthy emotions. It also strangles your spirit. When you have bitterness in your heart, you can’t breathe … Continue reading Don’t Let Bitterness Wear You Down

In every quarrel, an unseen spiritual war is going on behind the scenes. At the surface, a quarrel may seem minor. You may think you’re arguing about who didn’t take out the garbage or who … Continue reading Don’t Let Your Emotions Give Satan a Foothold

Sin may be secret, but it’s never private. It will either come out now, here on earth, or at Judgment Day, but it’s going to be known. Numbers 32:23 is one of the scariest verses … Continue reading Your Sin Is Never Private

To think like Jesus means to be willing to forgive the people who have hurt you. Even on the cross, Jesus forgave. In Luke 23:34 he says of the people who tortured and hung him … Continue reading Don’t Stop with Forgiveness