Daily Hope Devotionals - When You

If you want your life to turn from emptiness to overflowing, then give Jesus complete control of your life, including your career. An example of this is when Simon Peter let Jesus get into his … Continue reading Who Controls Your Career?

How do you know if you’re looking at life from God’s viewpoint? Think about the way you see other people. This is a great test of your spiritual maturity—better than asking how much of the … Continue reading Do You See Others the Way Jesus Does?

When you focus on the wrong things, you miss what God is doing in your life. When your attention is only on the here and now, you miss God’s long-term plan. When you just think … Continue reading Why Your Focus Matters

In the Bible, yeast is often a metaphor for pride and arrogance. Why? Because both pride and yeast make things puff up. When you put yeast in dough, the yeast puffs up the dough. It … Continue reading How Pride Puffs You Up

Integrity is a requirement for leadership—because all leadership is based on trust, and all trust is built on truth. Israel’s King David was one of the greatest leaders in history. The Bible says about him: … Continue reading Great Shepherds Lead with Character and Competence

Christians often use the truth as a weapon. But the Bible never says God wants you to use the truth as a club. He doesn’t want you to beat people up theologically, politically, or personally. … Continue reading Are You Really Speaking the Truth in Love?

When James tells us not to swear, he’s not talking about profanity. He’s talking about making an oath by referring to something else, as if you don’t have enough integrity in yourself to keep your … Continue reading How to Speak the Truth Plainly

You don’t have to be an elder, a pastor, or a super-Christian to pray for healing for yourself or for other people. Any believer can pray for healing—and God wants you to be a healing … Continue reading Any Believer Can Pray for Healing

Why doesn’t God heal everyone that asks him for it? When you pray and ask for God’s healing, you can trust that he’ll hear and answer you. But he may not answer in the way … Continue reading When You Pray for Healing, You Can Pray with Confidence

Paul, who wrote about half of the New Testament, was one of the greatest leaders who ever lived. He is also a great example of vulnerability. In one of his letters, Paul said, “We have … Continue reading Great Leaders Show Vulnerability