Daily Hope Devotionals - Love

When you see God providing for others, you can choose to respond with either joy or resentment. In some ways, the second half of today’s verse is much easier to do than the first half. … Continue reading How to Rejoice in God’s Goodness to Others

Instead of focusing on what you don’t have and what didn’t happen, you can choose to be grateful for what you do have and what has happened. This doesn’t come naturally, not even for the … Continue reading Learn to Be Content

If someone came to you today and said, “Let’s go have some coffee; I want to point out all the areas in your life that need changing,” you probably wouldn’t be thrilled to have that … Continue reading Confront in Truth, Affirm in Love

If you want to serve people through ministry, you need to slow down and observe the world. It helps you be sensitive to the needs of other people. If you wanted to take a cross-country … Continue reading To Serve Others, Open Your Eyes

If you want to serve others the way Jesus serves you, then toss your schedule out the window. People need you when they need you. You must be willing to be interrupted. They won’t need … Continue reading Be Willing to Be Interrupted

Love is something you do. Love doesn’t just say, “I feel sorry for what happened to that guy. Isn’t it a shame? Isn’t that too bad?” Love seizes the moment. For instance, in one of … Continue reading Seize the Opportunity to Serve

Looking out for the needs of others will always require a cost, some sacrifice of time, money, energy, reputation, or privacy. Jesus sacrificed for you, and you become more like Jesus when you sacrifice for … Continue reading As You Care for Others, Trust God’s Care for You

In yesterday’s devotional, we talked about seven facets of mercy. Today, I want you to consider some personal application questions for each of the aspects. I want to challenge you to commit an act of … Continue reading Commit Acts of Premeditated Mercy

Mercy is like a diamond; it is multi-faceted. Today we’re going to look at seven facets of mercy because I guarantee that if you’ll learn how to be an agent of mercy, it will transform … Continue reading The Many Facets of Mercy

Today’s devotional is by Tom Holladay, teaching pastor at Saddleback Church. What do you do with the feelings that come from disappointment in a relationship? You can’t stuff them away, because they will just pop … Continue reading When You Lose the Feeling of Love, Choose the Action of Loving