Daily Hope Devotionals - Surrender

No matter what part of the world you’re reading this from today, it’s likely you’re living in a culture that’s stressed out. This is not anything new. People have always dealt with stress. In the … Continue reading How Do Gentleness and Humility Reduce Stress?

If you’re living life on overload, here’s one reason why: You’re trying to control too much. You think it all depends on you. You believe things like, “If it’s to be, it’s up to me. … Continue reading Get Rid of Your Stress by Giving Up Control

When you’re stressed out, how do you typically unwind? When you’re exhausted and overloaded, how do you de-stress? Maybe you watch a movie. Perhaps you go out to dinner so you don’t have to cook. … Continue reading Only God Can De-stress Your Soul

Do you need more margin in your life? One way to find it is to do less and trust God more. Why will that help? Because God can do more in 20 minutes than you … Continue reading Do Less, and Trust God More

If you want margin in your life, you must periodically prune your activities. One of the things I do to relax is grow roses. I’ve learned that if I want to have any roses in … Continue reading You Can Accomplish More by Doing Less

Everything in life changes—relationships, jobs, health, finances. But there’s one thing in the universe that will never change: God’s love. God loves you, no matter what. Your failures, your brokenness, and your sin can never … Continue reading This Is How Much God Loves You

Yesterday we looked at how the goodness of God directs and protects you. Today we’ll look at three more benefits of God’s goodness: how he guides, guards, and saves you through Jesus, the Good Shepherd. … Continue reading How Jesus Treats His Sheep

Sheep are essentially defenseless animals, so a shepherd carries a few tools to care for and protect his sheep. He has a rod for guarding and protecting, and he uses a staff with a little … Continue reading Jesus Protects and Directs You

The Bible says God actively works through your circumstances. But you cannot judge your situation apart from God’s wisdom. In other words, you must leave it up to God to interpret your circumstances. Only he … Continue reading God’s Guidance Won’t Leave You Confused

When we started Saddleback Church, I was working 18 hours a day. We hosted people in our home twice a week, every week. On the last Sunday of the first year, I stood up to … Continue reading Resistance to Rest Is Immaturity