Hope For Today Videos

Rigorous honesty – it’s what is asked of individuals in recovery programs and it is what the Bible is clearly noted for.

Jesus is so challenging for us in how He lives and then calls us to follow in always seeking the good of others. We’ll never get there on our own but God is more than willing to walk with us and show us the way.

Peace is something that we usually have to go after because there are challenges to it

There is something so energizing and life giving to quiet our hearts, read or hear something from God’s Word, maybe take a few moments to reflect on what it means for us personally, and then have a conversation with God about it.

News events in these days bring into sharp focus that anger and hatred that so many seem to be filled with as opinions and convictions about numerous issues come into focus. Differences of opinion and conviction come into view. But we must remember this:  hateful angry sarcastic speech and acts of violence are not God’s way.

During times of great trouble and stress and challenge we need to lift up our lives and our hearts to God, trusting in God's goodness.  To the average onlooker it might seem like we have been abandoned to our troubles and that there’s no hope for us.  But that is NOT the case.

What kind of commitment are we willing to make to God today and then work to keep - always, to the very end?

We experience true freedom when we have a clean slate with God.  When we humbly admit our faults and sins to God, with a sincere desire to be changed, God is faithful to forgive us.

Not only are all the things God says trustworthy and useful for making us wise but they refresh us.  And underneath all God’s words are His character.

At times we may focus more on what we have had to let go of rather than on what we have received. We need to change our thought patterns and focus on those things which build us up and encourage us to move forward with God.

God wants us to learn today that in the middle of challenges, if we make a choice to trust a good God, and hold onto hope in His promises, we will endure and we will come out of the experience as better people.

Many people have never been disciplined in the art of following through on the commitments they make. They start something and then get tired when it takes more effort than they are willing to give.  Thankfully, God has operated with us on a very different basis.