Daily Hope with Rick Warren

Part of God’s dream for your life is that you help people, not just through your gifts and strengths but also through your pain.

When you give him your life, God will work to make all the pieces fit together so that your whole life serves his purposes on earth.

Everyone has failures. But how you respond to failure can set you apart. As a follower of Jesus, repent of your sin; then encourage other believers in their faith, showing them how to be obedient to God’s Word.

God’s dream focuses your energy so that you can run straight to the goal he has set for you. When you run with that kind of effort, you won’t waste a second of your life.

Choose your dream wisely. A dream based on God’s vision for your life will make a difference in how well you live out your purpose. And it will also point others to God and his plan, the only way to find fullness of life.

When you surrender your plans and dreams to God so that he can give you his plans and dreams for your life, you need to be prepared to walk through a door when he opens it. So choose to get ready today.

When you have to choose between your dream and the dream you know God has given you, always choose God’s plan. God’s dream for your life is always good. It will never harm you. It’s going to give you great hope and a wonderful future!

Maybe you’re in what looks like an impossible situation right now. Look to God and rely on his promises, and watch your situation move from impossible to possible—and then to done.

God uses your dreams—the scary dreams, the dreams you don’t have peace about, and the dreams that haven’t happened yet—to grow your faith and do great things!

Because God cares so much about your faith, you can know that he will always answer this prayer: “Increase our faith” (Luke 17:5 NIV). Make that your prayer as God grows your faith through his Word and through circumstances that test you.

What does the Bible say about people who witness to others? Proverbs 11:30 says, “The fruit of a righteous person is a tree of life, and a winner of souls is wise”(GW). Telling people about Jesus is a mark of spiritual maturity. It shows that you are wise.

The opposite of worship is worry, and it’s the warning sign that you’ve stopped worshiping. Every day, you have a choice: “Am I going to worry, or am I going to worship?”

God actually created you for five purposes: to know and love him, to love others, to grow to spiritual maturity, to serve him by serving others, and to tell others about him.

Nothing in the world can give you what the church gives you. Only the church can meet your need for significance, stability, protection, productivity, and belonging.

Romans 1:12 says, “When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours” (NLT). That's why we belong to the church—so God’s people can say together, "Your faith will help me, and my faith will help you."