Motivational Stories Archives

Guideposts cofounder Norman Vincent Peale was no stranger to tough times, and he had an answer for them.

In this excerpt from The Best Angel Stories, a mother’s desperate prayer is answered.

Rather than plead to get what I want, I’ve learned to pray for clarity and discernment.

By Peola Hicks3 min read

Ask God to help you overcome the tendency to jump to speedy conclusions that could cause you to stumble and possibly hurt someone else.

I’ve been marveling at how quickly distraction can steal the show. I sit down to pray, and I’m suddenly thinking of what to cook for supper…

Watch as a bride, paralyzed from the waist down for seven years, walks down the aisle.

My faith should influence the circumstances of the day rather than be influenced by them.

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

My talks about prayer are supposed to be inspirational, but I always wonder if I’m really helping…

In the locker room I dressed slowly, pondering this sudden realization that I was definitely, positively no longer young…

A boy who was formerly deaf is stunned to hear his father’s voice for the first time.

Rick Hamlin explains how expressing gratitude can lift us out of despair.

By Peola Hicks2 min read

We can learn a lot from King David. Now I know exactly what to do when fear comes over me: Seek the Lord.