God wants to use your life, even your struggles and deficiencies, as a public announcement that His power is greater than any struggle. If you would only submit to His will, He’ll turn your tragedies into triumphs, your tests into testimonies and your messes into powerful messages!

We all go through troubling times and challenges in life, but if we focus on how good God has been and the fact that things could be far worse, instead of complaining, we’ll begin thanking God for His goodness, grace and mercy, and favor. God’s hand has worked and will continue to work for you!

We often look every place for help except from above. We seek out answers online, in scholarly articles, and from experts but fail to depend on our faithful God who has all the answers and all power. But God is encouraging you to make Him your first contact and first line of defense in any situation.

Where is Your Daily Cup of Inspiration podcast? Why hasn’t a new one been uploaded yet by our production team? Well, Dianna Hobbs explains what’s happening and what exactly has derailed her regular upload schedule. One thing’s for sure, despite the minor setback, things will be back on track soon.

Does this task or problem seem too big or too hard for you? Don't worry! There is a God in Heaven working for you, fighting for you, and helping you. And He will see to it that His purpose prevails and that you prosper in the very things He has called you to. Listen and be blessed!

Sometimes, we get down on ourselves because we feel weak and incapable. But God is assuring you that you have no reason to feel down, because His strength is working in you and through you, and His strength is so much better than yours and superior to yours. He’s equipping you right now!

We all go through bad moments and tough situations in life, and Satan tries to tell us that these moments define us. He only says that, however, to wound our confidence, diminish our faith, lower our expectation, and hold us hostage to the worst periods of our past. Don’t let him do it!

The amazing thing about God is, He takes tragic circumstances and produces triumphant outcomes by His power alone. So if you are going through a discouraging, ugly situation today, expect God to bring something beautiful out of it that will leave you rejoicing in His faithfulness.

In today’s inspiration, Dianna Hobbs says, you may be going through something tough right now, but the Lord will deliver you! Sometimes, our circumstances contradict what God’s word says. But if we can just hold on, and believe His promises, we will see God prove Himself faithful once again!

Today, we’re talking about avoiding the impressiveness trap. Sometimes, God allows us to be stripped to teach us that our value and our worth is not tied to the things we possess but instead, we are defined by who possess us. We belong to Christ, and that makes us royalty. Now THAT’S impressive.

You can be powerful and feel pitiful. But God has a way of stepping into our pity parties and reminding us of who we are, restoring us, and breathing new life into our circumstances! If you are going through something that really has you down, this awesome word of encouragement will lift your spirits.

Your life experiences – both good and bad—are all a part of the redemptive plan of God. But sometimes, when you suffer traumatic things so that God will be glorified in you, it leaves you struggling, flailing, and feeling not okay. Say it when you’re not okay, but still trust God, and worship through it!

Many times in life, we feel like we have to put on a brave face and live up to a certain standard to be acceptable. We edit ourselves to appear to be more than we are because of internal and external pressure to perform. But free yourself from all that pressure. You don’t have to be enough, because God is.

What you go through in life has purpose. And God can use the ugliest, most painful things as a testimony of His greatness and His power to redeem, restore, resurrect and make all things new. So don’t hide your scars. Reveal them. Because when you reveal them, you reveal HIM.

God has been doing something so powerful through The Unedited Series, days 1-5. On this sixth day, it is time to do some reflections, digging, and homework. Bible teacher Dianna Hobbs has prepared a free, downloadable REFLECTIONS GUIDE with an overview of each lesson from days 1-5 with companion questions. Download it right from the homepage of YourDailyCupOfInspiration.com.

Has life been going differently than you hoped and dreamed it would? Feeling disappointed? Let go. Release your ideas and notions about the way life should be, and embrace the freedom and life that comes with total surrender to Christ who makes all things new and better.

If you have ever wanted to edit out your weaknesses, shortcomings and struggles for fear that they would derail your purpose, relax, you’re not that powerful. God, who chose you before the foundations of the world, did not choose you because of your works, ability or perfection.

Along your journey of faith, you will face intimidating storms that you won’t always know how to handle. There may be times when fear will threaten to sink your faith, but God will stretch out His hand to help you. As long as you embrace your process and keep walking with the Lord, you’ll get through it.

God sees and knows all about your issues, traumas, emotional struggles, and inner turmoil – past and present. And He doesn’t expect you to pretend like it doesn’t hurt and that everything is alright when it isn’t. God invites you to release all those pent up emotions, and let Him comfort and heal you!

The purpose of The Unedited Series, a 14-day teaching from Dianna Hobbs, is to remind you that God doesn’t edit out the ugly, unpleasant parts of our story, because He wastes nothing. Go ahead and expose your weakness, so He can show Himself strong through you! Listen to day one.