Daily Hope Devotionals - Parenting

What people say in a conversation is not nearly as important as what they are feeling. Many times, someone is saying one thing and feeling another. If you’re going to be a great listener, then … Continue reading Look Beyond the Words to the Feelings

One of the problems with humans is that we like to fix things. When we see a problem, we want to quickly jump to how we can solve it so we can move on. But … Continue reading Listen Before Trying to Solve Anything

If you’re always in a hurry, then you’re never going to be a great listener. To have great conversations, you start by looking with love at the other person, but then you must invest as … Continue reading You Can’t Talk People Out of Their Pain

Great communication starts with love. Whoever you’re going to have a conversation with—a child, a spouse, a friend, an ex, or a colleague—you must look at that person with eyes of love. “If I could … Continue reading Start Your Conversations with Love

Success means just being who God made you to be. Knowing this should give you enormous confidence. But you might admit that you’re not very confident most of the time. Maybe you’re just flat out … Continue reading For Confidence, Plug in to God’s Power

Most people have no idea what success really is. Some people think it means you make a lot of money. But you can make a ton of money and be an absolute failure. Some people … Continue reading What Success Really Looks Like

God didn’t create anything without a purpose. If you’re breathing, you have a purpose. In Christ, you have something to offer the world. When God made you, he wired you in a certain way and … Continue reading If You’re Breathing, You Have a Purpose

The Bible says in Ephesians 1 that, before he laid down the earth’s foundations, God chose you. But he didn’t just choose you. He set his love on you. He made the world because he … Continue reading Can You Make God Stop Loving You?

Every person wants these three things—more than anything else: to be loved, to be accepted, and to be chosen. These longings are there even in people unwilling to admit it. But there’s good news: You … Continue reading You’re Already Chosen and Loved

The only way to know who you are and what your purpose is in life is to look to Jesus Christ. Why? Because he created you! “We look at this Son and see God’s original … Continue reading There’s Only One True Source for Identity and Purpose