Holy Healthy Happy Blog
A devotional blog to help you apply the wisdom of the scriptures to your life and the challenges it presents.
@kimberlyannswers His peace or your anxiety
His Peace or Our Anxiety: Choosing to Walk in the Holy Spirit’s Peace Every Day
John 14:25 "All this I have spoken while with you. 26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not...
@kimberlyannswers Best teammate ever!!
You Are Never Without a Team: Finding Strength in Faith and Togetherness
Psalm 121:1-3 — "I lift my eyes to the hills-where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip-He who watches over you will not slumber." TL;DR: Whether you are part of a marriage, a sports team,...
@kimberlyannswers Fasting and seeking.
Worldly vs. Wordly: Are Your Daily Goals Aligned with God’s Word?
Joel 2:12 "Even now", declares the Lord, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning." 13. Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for He is compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and He relents...
@kimberlyannswers Praise Him in the storm
Keep Your Head Up in the Storm: How Focusing on God’s Goodness Carries You Through
Psalm 103:1-5 "Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name. 2. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits-3who forgives all your sins and heal all your diseases, 4who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love...
@kimberlyannswers Perfect love casts out fear!! Trust in His perfect love for you today!!
Perfect Love Casts Out Fear: Choosing Christ Confidence Over Self Confidence
1 John 4:4, 18-19: "You dear children, are from God, and have overcome them, because the one who is in you, is greater than the one who is in the world. There is no fear in Love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who...
@kimberlyannswers Trusting in our good works is trusting in worthless idols
@kimberlyannswers Clinging to worthless idols that are extremely valuable?
Are You Clinging to a Worthless Idol? How to Find True Peace by Trusting God
Jonah 2:8 "Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs." TL;DR: It's easy to cling to our gifts, talents, or our own efforts instead of clinging to God. When we shift our trust to Him, anxiety fades, grace flows, and we find the true...
@kimberlyannswers Leave the old embrace the new
Turn Away and Stay Turned: Finding Strength to Leave Old Ways Behind
Jonah 3:9-10 "Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from His fierce anger so that we will not perish. When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, He had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction He has...
@kimberlyannswers Anxiety? Time to reevaluate
If Something Is Causing You Anxiety, It Might Be Time to Reevaluate
Psalm 139:23 "Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offense way in me, and lead me in the way of everlasting." TL;DR: Anxiety is not always the enemy. Sometimes God uses an unsettled spirit to get your...
God Has Plans for You: Learning to Trust When Your Plans Fall Apart
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 your own plans fall apart, it can feel discouraging — but God's plans never fail. Even your toughest...
@kimberlyannswers God’s has a plan for you, TRUST His plan!!
@kimberlyannswers Plot evil and you go astray plan good and find love
Don’t Go Astray: How Planning for Good Transforms Your Life Through Faith
Proverbs 14:22 "Do not those who plot evil go astray? But those who plan what is good find love and faithfulness." TL;DR: When we spend our energy plotting for destructive desires, we go astray and poison the life we could be living. But when we intentionally plan for...
@kimberlyannswers You are fearfully and wonderfully made made! Dearly loved!!
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: Know Your True Identity in Christ
Psalm 139:13-14 "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful I know full well." TL;DR: Your identity is not defined by your mistakes or what others think...
@kimberlyannswers Are you running from God or to Him
Running Away from God? What Jonah’s Story Teaches Us About Faith and Repentance
Jonah 1:3 "But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed to Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord." TL;DR: We all run from God sometimes — through...
@kimberlyannswers Love, with a pure heart even if you don’t feel like it
Love Even When You Don’t Feel Like It: Choosing Unconditional Love the Way Jesus Did
John 15:12 "My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you." TL;DR: Loving others the way Jesus loves us means loving people as they are, not as we wish they were. Even when it is hard, choosing love over anger and resentment is exactly what we are called to...
Let His Word Be Your Rock: Building a Faith-Centered Life on God’s Word
Matthew 7:24 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock." TL;DR: When life feels unstable, building your life on God's word makes all the difference. A daily commitment to reading...
@kimberlyannswers Build your house on His rock
Surviving Pain with Hope: Trusting God When Life Hurts
Jeremiah 17:7-8 "But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year...
@kimberlyannswers Do you have a pain that wont go away?
Don’t Wear Yourself Out for Riches: Finding True Fulfillment in Faith Over Wealth
Proverbs 23:4-5 "Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have wisdom and show restraint. Cast a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle." TL;DR: Chasing wealth and things outside of God's will often...
The Lord Never Forgets You: Finding Peace in God’s Unfailing Love
Isaiah 49:15 "Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! 16 See I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me." TL;DR: God knows every single...
@kimberlyannswers Don’t wear yourself out for riches… what riches are you chasing?
@kimberlyannswers God loves our children more than we do. Trust Him with them!
Leave the Old, Pursue the New: How to Replace Bad Habits with Healthy Ones Through Faith
Ephesians 4:22 "You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true...
@kimberlyannswers Take off the old and pursue the new
@kimberlyannswers Call upon His name and you will be saved
Call Upon His Name and You Will Be Saved: The Power of a One-Word Prayer
Romans 10:13 "for, everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." TL;DR: Sometimes the most powerful prayer is the simplest one. Calling on the name of Jesus is enough — it brings peace, comfort, and the promise of salvation straight from Romans 10:13....
@kimberlyannswers Let your inner beauty shine!
True Intimacy in Marriage: How Faith Keeps Your Connection Alive
Ephesians 5:33 "However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband." TL;DR: Intimacy is one of the most vital parts of a healthy marriage, but it's easy to lose over time. When husbands adore their wives and...
True Beauty: How Faith Builds Inner Beauty That Never Fades
1 Peter 3:3-4: "Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great work in God's sight."...
@kimberlyannswers Cherish and respect. Its the great aphrodisiac.
Build Intimacy in Marriage Through Jesus Christ: Faith-Centered Relationship Advice
Ephesians 5:33 "However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband." TL;DR: Intimacy in marriage thrives when Jesus is at the center. Husbands who cherish their wives and wives who respect their husbands create...
@kimberlyannswers Let the Lord fight for you!
Let the Lord Fight for You: Finding Strength and Sobriety Through Faith
2 Chronicles 20:15 "He said: 'Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the Lord says to you: Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's.'" TL;DR: You were never meant to fight...
@kimberlyannswers Be anxious for nothing!!
Be Anxious for Nothing: How to Trust God in Everything
Philippians 4:6-7: "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." TL;DR:...
@kimberlyannswers Get your heart right and your actions will follow
Get Your Heart Right: Righteousness, Peace, and Joy Over Rules
Romans 14:17 "For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating or drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit." TL;DR: Following health rules and eating clean are great, but they mean little if your heart is full of strife. True kingdom living...