Hope for Hard Days: 90 Reflections of Comfort, Calm, and the Certainty of Heaven (A Daily Devotional)

Find comfort for your soul when you feel crushed by the weight of life’s challenges.

Hope for Hard Days is just what you need when the world feels overwhelming and heavy. Through 90 encouraging devotions from pastor and bestselling author Max Lucado, you will be reminded that God is close beside you no matter what you are facing. In Him you have comfort for today, hope for tomorrow, and a future in heaven.

Life is hard. Each day seems to bring its own unique challenges and hardships. And sometimes it feels like it takes every ounce of our strength just to make it through the day. So, whether you are facing failure, living in loss, or overwhelmed by obstacles, Max Lucado wants to remind you that God is near, and Jesus is always with you no matter what you are up against today.

Hope for Hard Days is a beautiful and encouraging book that makes a wonderful gift for those who are hurting and those who simply want to draw nearer to Jesus and be reminded of His presence. Each uplifting entry includes:

• An encouraging devotion to help you apply God's Word to your circumstances • A biblically based promise or affirmation to hold on to through your hard days • Space to write out prayers, Bible verses, concerns, and reminders of God's faithfulness

This 90-day devotional offers you:

• Strength to get through a hard season • Reminders of God’s love and provision • Courage for the long journey of grief and healing • Teaching about heaven and God’s plan for the future • Assurance that God is with you • Confidence that He will someday make all things right

Hope for Hard Days makes challenging times a little easier to navigate as you walk hand-in-hand with the One who loves you through every painful moment and offers you hope and a future.

Promise Quick-Reference Guide can be found in the audiobook companion PDF download.

© 2026 Thomas Nelson (Audiobook): 9781400256495

Release date

Audiobook: 10 February 2026