Daily Hope Devotionals - Where Is God When It Hurts?

We often think that the world is impressed with our success and how we enjoy our prosperity. But they’re actually more impressed by how we as Christians handle adversity. When you’re going through pain, non-believers … Continue reading Turn Your Pain into a Testimony

Do you want to help people who are in pain? Then you need to be willing to share how your own pain got your attention. Pain is a warning light that tells us something is … Continue reading Why You Need to Be Open About Your Pain

One of the purposes of your life is to serve others. And God can use your pain to help you serve more effectively—by making you more sensitive to other people’s pain. Pain makes you more … Continue reading What Is Redemptive Suffering?

Every pain in your life is an opportunity to grow in character. How do you learn love when you feel unloved? How do you learn joy in the middle of grief? How do you learn … Continue reading Your Pain Can Make You More Like Christ

If you allow it to, pain will deepen and mature your love for God and others because suffering helps you become sensitive to the suffering around you. Pain can turn the most self-centered people into … Continue reading Suffering Can Deepen Your Fellowship

Whenever you experience something painful in your life, you have a choice: You can run from God, or you can run to God. Running from God never made sense to me. How are you going … Continue reading Run to God with Your Pain

Sometimes God uses pain to protect you and guard you. Pain in one area can keep you from having an even worse pain in another area; it protects you from greater harm. In this way, … Continue reading Why Pain Keeps You from Greater Harm

Do you know the difference between correction and punishment? Punishment is a penalty for the past, and correction is training for the future. Correction is discipline, not punishment. When something bad happens, we often think … Continue reading God’s Correction Is Not Punishment

Even when you’re not aware of it, God is directing your life. Proverbs 16:9 says, “A person may plan his own journey, but the LORD directs his steps” (GW). God likes to direct you through … Continue reading Pain Can Point You Toward Your Purpose