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Daily Hope Devotional by Pastor Rick Warren for today is here to give you the encouragement to live the life God has called you to. Please read, pray and share this devotional with someone today.
The topic of Daily Hope by Rick Warren 1st February 2024 ”Be Who God Created You to Be”
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 4:2 (NLT)
“We don’t try to trick anyone or distort the word of God.”
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RICK WARREN DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY 1ST FEBRUARY 2024
Nothing is more discouraging than trying to be something you’re not.
If you maintain a façade because you’re afraid that other people might find out who you are or that God might not love you, then you’re going to miss out on God’s best for your life.
God does not bless fakes or phonies. If you want God’s blessing on your life, stop living for the approval of other people and start being who God made you to be. God didn’t create you to be somebody else. When you get to heaven, he isn’t going to ask, “Why weren’t you more like your sister or the popular kid or your successful friend?” He’s going to hold you accountable for how you fulfilled his purposes for your life.
The world doesn’t need two of you or anybody else. But the world does need you to do the work God has for you on earth. He shaped you and gifted you in a unique way, and we’re all missing out if you’re determined to be anyone but yourself.
Paul says in 2 Corinthians 4:2, “We don’t try to trick anyone or distort the word of God” (NLT). In other words, we’re not putting on a disguise or a phony mask. We’re not pretending we’re something we’re not. And we don’t twist the Word of God. Instead, we teach the truth plainly, showing everyone who we really are.
Nothing is more discouraging than trying to please everybody. I’ve been on the cover of Newsweek magazine twice, once as the hero and once as a zero. That’s just life!
Even God can’t please everyone. When somebody’s praying for a snow day, someone else is praying for blue skies.
If you’re always trying to be something you’re not, you’re always going to be under stress and fear being exposed, and you’re going to be prone to discouragement.
To defeat discouragement, just be who God made you to be. You don’t have to be perfect for God to bless you—just be authentic.
This devotional is written by Pastor Rick Warren. Rick Warren is an innovative pastor, renowned author, and global influencer. The various ministries Pastor Rick has created are a multi-faceted expression of his heart to bring the whole Gospel to the whole world. Read more about Rick Warren Devotional.
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