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 How do you love God?
How Do You Love God? Simple Daily Ways to Strengthen Your Faith
Deuteronomy 6:5 "Love the Lord you God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength." TL;DR: Loving God is not complicated. It starts with staying thankful, obeying His commands, and treating Him with the same respect and closeness you would...
@kimberlyannswers Own it!!
Own It: Taking Personal Responsibility for Emotional Healing Through Faith
Ephesians 5:18 "Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit." TL;DR: Taking personal responsibility for your actions is a critical step toward emotional healing. When you stop blaming others and ask God to fill you with His...
@kimberlyannswers Hate and unforgiving, hurts the hater not the hated
Hatred Is a Destroyer: What the Story of Haman Teaches Us About Forgiveness and Letting Go
Esther 7:9-10 "Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs attending the king said, 'A gallows seventy five feet high stands by Haman's house. He had it made for Mordecai, who spoke up to help the king.' The king said, 'Hang him on it!' So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had...
@kimberlyannswers Call upon the name of the Lord and you will be saved. Call on Him regarding our election
Calling on Jesus This Election Day: What It Means to Confess He Is Lord
Romans 10:9 "That if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord', and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." TL;DR: Confessing Jesus is Lord means more than words — it means letting Him lead your everyday life. This Election Day,...
@kimberlyannswers Wait
Wait on God: Finding Peace and Trusting His Timing When Anxiety Takes Over
Psalm 46:10 "Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." TL;DR: Letting go of control is hard, but trusting God's timing brings a peace that anxiety never can. Bring your requests to Him in prayer, wait...
@kimberlyannswers Be authenticity beautiful, take off the costume
Let Your Inner Beauty Outshine Any Costume: Faith, True Beauty, and the Spirit Within
Proverbs 31:30 "Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a women who fears the Lord is to be praised." TL;DR: True beauty isn't about what you wear or how you look on the outside. When you have Jesus in your heart, it shows on your face — and that kind of...
@kimberlyannswers A fool vents his anger
We Can Each Be Wrong: Choosing Empathy, Patience, and Open-Mindedness in Conflict
Proverbs 29:11 "A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control." Proverbs 19:11 "A person's wisdom yields patience; it is to one's glory to overlook an offense." Proverbs 12:16 "Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent...
@kimberlyannswers He is our Ever Present help!!
No Fear, Perfect Trust: Finding Strength and Courage Through Faith in God
Psalm 46:1 "God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way as the mountains fall into the heart of the sea."....5 "God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at the break of day."...
@kimberlyannswers Rise up!
Rise Up: How Faith Helps You Get Back Up When Life Knocks You Down
Proverbs 24:16: "for a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity." TL;DR: Life will knock you down, but how many times you get back up is what defines you. When obstacles threatened to end a paddle board race before...
@kimberlyannswers Stay out of the mud pit
Stay Out of the Mud: How to Do Life God’s Way Every Day
Colossians 3:17 "And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him." ...3:23 "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men." TL;DR: God gave me a...
@kimberlyannswers Reward evil? It’ll never change
Stop Rewarding Bad Behavior: What Proverbs 17:13 Teaches About Breaking the Cycle of Evil
Proverbs 17:13 "If a man pays back evil for good, evil will never leave his house."TL;DR: Rewarding bad behavior — in yourself or someone else — keeps you stuck in a cycle that Scripture warns will not end well. Proverbs 17:13 is a clear and sobering reminder that...
@kimberlyannswers You may plan your course but God determines your steps
Know, Accept, and Embrace God’s Plan for Your Life
Proverbs 16:9 "In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps."TL;DR: Having a plan is good, but trusting God's plan for your life is even better. When you know, accept, and embrace where He is leading you, everything changes.It is good to have...
If I Perish, I Perish: Finding Courage and Strength in Christ to Face Your Biggest Challenges
Esther 4:16 "......If I perish then I perish."TL;DR: Queen Esther faced a life-or-death moment with fasting, prayer, and community behind her before she stepped forward in bold faith. Whatever mountain you are facing, you can do the same. Courage and strength are...
@kimberlyannswers If I perish I perish
@kimberlyannswers For such a time as this!!
For Such a Time as This: How to Live Out Your God-Given Purpose Today
Esther 4:14 "For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father's family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?" TL;DR: Just like...
@kimberlyannswers Wise or foolish?
Wise or Foolish? Why Your Inner Circle Shapes Your Faith and Your Life
Proverbs 13:20 "He who walks with the wise grows wise, but the companion of fools suffer harm." ....14:1 "The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears it down." TL;DR: The people closest to you have more influence over your life than...
@kimberlyannswers You can TRUST HIM!!
He Can Be Trusted: Finding Strength and Peace Through Trusting God Completely
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 TRUST, a man can only receive what is given him from Heaven
Godliness with Contentment Is Great Gain: Faith, Trust, and True Wellness in Christ
John 3:27 "To this John replied, 'A man can receive only what is given him from Heaven.'" Philippians 4:11 "I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances." TL;DR: Godliness with contentment is one of the...
@kimberlyannswers Prejudice?
Overcoming Prejudice: What Mordecai’s Story Teaches Us About Judging Groups of People
Esther 3:4 "Day after day they spoke to him but he refused to comply. Therefore they told Hanna about it to see whether Mordecai's behavior would be tolerated, for he had told them he was a Jew." TL;DR: Haman's explosive reaction to one man's refusal led him to...
@kimberlyannswers We are not the exception, our sin does find us out.
We Are Not the Exception: What the Bible Says About Unrepentant Sin and God’s Correction
Esther 4:13 — "Do not think that because you are in the king's house you alone of all the Jews will escape." TL;DR: None of us are the exception when it comes to sin and its consequences. God loves us too much to let us keep walking in destructive patterns, and His...
@kimberlyannswers Glory today, shame tomorrow
Press Forward: Letting Go of Earthly Things and Walking in Your Identity in Christ
Philippians 3:19 "Their destiny is destruction, their God is their stomach, their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things." Romans 6:21 "What benefit did you reap at the time from the things you are now ashamed of?" TL;DR: In a world full of earthly...
@kimberlyannswers Wisdom, knowledge and understanding
Wisdom, Knowledge, and Understanding: How Seeking God First Changes Everything
Proverbs 2:6 "For the Lord gives wisdom, and from His mouth comes knowledge and understanding." TL;DR: Wisdom, knowledge, and understanding are not things we manufacture on our own. When we put God front and center and seek Him earnestly, they become a natural...
@kimberlyannswers Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding
Trust, Wait, Follow: How to Find God’s Peace When You Don’t Know the Way
Proverbs 3:5 "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 path straight." TL;DR: When life feels uncertain, the answer is simpler than you think. Trust God, wait on Him, and...
@kimberlyannswers Cherish the Giver cherish the gifts
Cherish the Giver: How Gratitude for God’s Gifts Leads to True Health and Wellness
John 3:27 "To this John replied, 'A man can receive only what is given him from Heaven.'"TL;DR: Everything and everyone in your life is a gift from Heaven. When you shift your focus back to the Giver, gratitude grows naturally — and that gratitude is a powerful...
@kimberlyannswers Pride verses humility the tortoise verses the hair.
Pride vs. Humility: The Tortoise and the Hare — A Faith-Centered Look at Walking Humbly with God
Proverbs 29:23 "A man's pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor." TL;DR: Pride is not just about showing off — it is also about insisting on your own way. When you walk in humility and trust God's direction over your own, you move forward steadily...
@kimberlyannswers Secrets can keep us sick
The Process of Getting Truly Well: Confession, Honesty, and Faith-Centered Healing
Proverbs 28:13 "He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy."TL;DR: Concealing our struggles keeps us stuck, but honest confession and a truly repentant heart open the door to mercy, forgiveness, and lasting health...