Holy Healthy Happy Blog

A devotional blog to help you apply the wisdom of the scriptures to your life and the challenges it presents.

True Forgiveness Heals Your Heart

Matthew 18:35“This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.” TL;DR:Forgiveness is not weakness. When you forgive from your heart, you free yourself and allow healing to begin. Is there someone you need to...

Life-Giving Rebuke: The Blessing of Loving Correction

Proverbs 15:31–33“He who listens to life-giving rebuke will be at home among the wise. He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding. The fear of the Lord teaches a man wisdom, and humility comes before honor.”...

Enjoy Your Work, Enjoy Your Life

Ecclesiastes 3:22“So I saw that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?” TL;DR:Your attitude toward your work shapes your life. Choose gratitude and purpose in what you...

Be strong and Courageous

Joshua 1:9“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” TL;DR:You are not called to shrink back. If you know what is right, step forward boldly—God is with you...

Guard Your Heart: Don’t Get Sucked Into Gossip and Pride

Jude 1:16“These people are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.” TL;DR:Be careful who influences you. Gossip, pride, and flattery can quietly pull you away from humility...

Guarding Your Mental Health Through Gratitude

Romans 1:21 “ For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but thier thinking became futile and thier foolish hearts were darkened…….26 Because of this God gave them over to shameful lusts……28 Furthermore, since they did not...

Be the Example: Choose Forgiveness Over Revenge

Proverbs 20:7, 22“The righteous man leads a blameless life; blessed are his children after him… Do not say, ‘I’ll pay you back for this wrong!’ Wait for the Lord, and He will deliver you.” TL;DR:Your life is a living example. When you choose forgiveness over revenge,...

True Humility Brings Contentment, Not Fear

Hebrews 13:5–6“Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because the Lord has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ So we say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to...

Happy St. Patrick’s Day: You Are Deeply Loved

John 3:16“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” 2 Corinthians 5:17“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” TL;DR:No...

Rise Up: Don’t Justify What God Is Convicting

Romans 8:8“Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God.” Psalm 27:14“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” TL;DR:When you justify sin, your heart hardens. When you respond to conviction, you grow. Don’t settle—rise up. Romans...

Obedience Through Faith: Living to Please God

Romans 1:5–6“Through Him and for His name’s sake, we received grace… to call people… to the obedience that comes from faith. And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.” TL;DR:True obedience flows from faith—not fear. When you trust God’s...

Judgy? When God Uses Your Own Life to Teach You

Romans 2:1“You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.” TL;DR:The quickest way to humility is realizing you are capable...

Better to Cut Off a Relationship Than to Sin Together

Matthew 18:8–9“If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and...

Procrastination Is Sin: Do the Good You Know to Do

James 4:17“Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins.” TL;DR:Delayed obedience is still disobedience. When you know the right thing to do, act on it. This verse is direct. If you know the good you ought to do—and you don’t do it—it is...

Better, Not Bitter: Let God Refine Your Heart

Psalm 139:23–24“Search me, God, and know my heart;test me and know my anxious thoughts.See if there is any offensive way in me,and lead me in the way everlasting.” Romans 5:3–5“We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;...

Choose Faith Over Fear: Be Strong and Courageous

Joshua 1:9“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” TL;DR:Fear keeps you stuck at the bottom of the hill. Faith gives you courage to rise. God is with...

With a Whip or With Love? Choose a Gentle Spirit

1 Corinthians 4:12–13, 21“When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; when we are slandered, we answer kindly… What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a whip, or in love and with a gentle spirit?” TL;DR:When others hurt you, you can...

Brand New and White as Snow: Live Loved

Isaiah 1:18“‘Come now, let us settle the matter,’ says the Lord. ‘Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.’” 2 Corinthians 5:17“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has...

Look Up to Stay Up: Trust God When You Feel Weary

Proverbs 3:5–6“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” TL;DR:When you look down in discouragement, you fall deeper. When you look up in trust, God steadies...

Be Careful When You Judge: God May Be Teaching You

Romans 2:3“So when you, a mere man, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?” TL;DR:When you judge others, you may later find yourself in their shoes. Let God use those moments to grow your humility and...

The Lord Has Plans for You

Jeremiah 29:11“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” TL;DR:When life doesn’t go as planned, remember—God still has a plan. His purpose is greater than your...

Be Careful With Your Inner Circle

Romans 1:12, 32“…that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith…”“…Although they know God’s righteous decree… they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.” TL;DR:The people closest to you shape your...