Daily Hope Devotionals - Surrender

Don’t Waste Another Day on Guilt

When you feel guilty, it’s hard to think about anything else. You might try to push the thought away, but it just keeps popping back up! It’s like taking a dozen ping-pong balls and trying … Continue reading Don’t Waste Another Day on Guilt

Confession Leads to Connection

Nothing makes us feel more miserable than hidden guilt. When we’re holding on to our mistakes, we’re always worried somebody’s going to find out, and that leaves us nervous and stressed and unhappy. You cannot … Continue reading Confession Leads to Connection

The Only Way to Release Your Worry

Have you ever been so worried that you felt like you physically weighed more because of the emotional weight you were carrying? Worry is emotional weight that hinders your progress to spiritual maturity. The Bible … Continue reading The Only Way to Release Your Worry

Your Christmas Gift to Jesus

Imagine that your friends throw a birthday party for you. Everyone brings a gift, but instead of giving them to you, they give them to each other! As strange as that sounds, it happens every … Continue reading Your Christmas Gift to Jesus

Step Four in Crisis: Show God You’re Serious

Daniel’s prayer in Daniel 9 provides us with a great model for how to pray during a crisis. In the last few devotionals, we’ve learned from this passage to let God speak to us before … Continue reading Step Four in Crisis: Show God You’re Serious

Step Three in Crisis: Pour Your Heart Out to God

Over the last few devotionals, we’ve been looking at how Daniel prayed during a time of crisis in his life and the life of Israel. His response shows us how we can pray in a … Continue reading Step Three in Crisis: Pour Your Heart Out to God

Humility Is a Choice

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

Don’t Miss the Warning Signs of Pride

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

The Fire Is for Refining

When Daniel and his friends went through the fire, they didn’t burn up. Their clothes didn’t get singed. They didn’t even smell like fire! The only thing that got burned up were the manmade ropes … Continue reading The Fire Is for Refining

God Will Make a Way

You may be facing a dead end right now—financially, emotionally, or relationally. But you should keep on trusting God and moving forward in faith, even when you don’t see the next step you should take. … Continue reading God Will Make a Way