Holy Healthy Happy Blog

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

The Power of Life-Giving Rebuke: Correction That Leads to Growth

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." TL;DR:...

Rise Up: Resist Sin and Walk in Holiness

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: Justifying sin leads us down a slippery slope. If we want to please God, we must resist temptation, stay...

Five Minutes Ago Is Just as Over as 50 Years Ago

Hebrews 10:22-23:"Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who...

How to Let Go of Sin and Move Forward in Jesus

Mark 8:33:"But when Jesus turned and looked at His disciples, He rebuked Peter. 'Get behind me, Satan!' He said. 'You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of man.'" James 4:7-8:"Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from...

The Power of Life-Giving Rebuke: How Correction Leads to Growth

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." TL;DR:...

Ash Wednesday: Will You Observe Lent This Year?

James 4:15:"Instead, you ought to say, 'If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that.'” James 4:8:"Come near to God and He will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded." TL;DR: Lent is a time to draw...

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 work shapes your life. Choose to find joy in what you do—whether...

Get Strength for Your Battle: Stop Trying, Start Trusting

Matthew 11:28-30:"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." TL;DR: If...

The Meaning of Life: Love God, Love People

Psalm 39:4:"Show me, O Lord, my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is." TL;DR: Life is fleeting—so what are we doing with it? The true meaning of life is to love God and love others. What we do for Christ is what truly lasts. What...