Stories of Faith Archives

May God give you heaven's dew and earth's richness.

When You Need to Bless Others

The Bible offers many examples of brief blessings you can use on others. Bob Hostetler shares some of his favorites.

In times of disappointment and distraction, how to stay focused on God.

How to Stay Faithful and Focused on God

There are many things in life that can distract us from our spiritual disciplines of prayer, worship and reading the Bible.

Tips to Turn Negative Thinking into Prayer

Turn Negative Thoughts into Prayers

By Grace Fo2 min read

A devotion to help you fill your mind with God’s perfect peace.

A mother prays for her unborn daughter's future.

God Hears Your Prayers

By Michelle Medlock Adams3 min read

When God prompts you to pray for a specific person or urges you to lift a particular petition before Him, be obedient. God hears your prayers and He will answer them.

Guideposts: How military families can cope with deployment.

Tips for Military Families Dealing with Deployment

By Edie Melson3 min read

During my son’s military deployment to the Middle East, I found that when I put my focus on looking to God for His sustaining power, I began to thrive. The time I spent in prayer and reading the Bible helped change my perspective.

Taking a pause throughout your day can help you feel more aware of God.

The Psalms Teach Us to Pause and Pray

By Bob Hostetler2 min read

Pausing for a moment or two in the course of your day can increase an awareness of God’s presence and a sense of His closeness.

Cancer Survivor Seun Adebiyi Is “Living Breath to Breath”

By Brooke Obie7 min read

Though the courageous American Cancer Society ambassador is in remission, he still lives by the mantra that got him through cancer: This too shall pass.

With God, you can live with expectation and hope, not fear.

Fear Takes a Backseat to God’s Glory

By Shawnelle Eliasen3 min read

A simple birthday gift is a reminder to live with the expectation of goodness and hope–not fear.

Unusual Ways God Comforts Us

By Doris Haase1 min read

A woman finds an unlikely source of hope in this excerpt from Guideposts Daily Planner 2016.

Sheet music for My Redeemer, the author's mother's favorite song

Name That Tune

By Bill Krouse2 min read

An amazing coincidence brings God’s comfort and love on a mother’s 87th birthday.

man and woman fishing for 12 prayers for summer

Rick Hamlin’s 12 Prayers for Summer

By Rick Hamlin1 min read

In all that you do this summer, pray for God to reveal His glory to you.

Blue doors open up to the outside, meet God in the doorways

Meeting God at the Doorposts

By Bob Hostetler2 min read

An Old Testament practice reminds Bob Hostetler to bless God in our comings and goings