Holy Healthy Happy Blog
A devotional blog to help you apply the wisdom of the scriptures to your life and the challenges it presents.
Leave Pain, Pursue Peace: Returning to the Lord
Lamentations 3:39-40"Why should the living complain when punished for their sins? Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord." TL;DR: Discipline is a sign of God’s love. Pain from sin isn’t meant to crush us—it’s meant to turn us back to Him....
Self-Esteem vs. Christ-Esteem: Chosen and Loved by God
1 Thessalonians 1:4"For we know, brothers loved by God, that He has chosen you." 2 Corinthians 5:17"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" TL;DR: Self-esteem is fragile and fleeting, but Christ-esteem is eternal....
Have You Been Ignoring Red Flags? Trust God’s Guidance
Proverbs 22:3"A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it." TL;DR: Ignoring red flags in relationships or friendships often leads to pain. God’s wisdom urges us to see danger, take refuge, and trust Him instead of pushing...
A Mother’s Advice to Her Son: Pursue Righteousness and Noble Character
Proverbs 31:2-5, 10-12"O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows, do not spend your strength on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings. It is not for kings, O Lemuel—not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer, lest they drink and forget what the...
When God’s Answer Isn’t What You Want
James 4:3, 7-8"When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. … Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and He will come near to you."...
Be Wise: Living in God’s Will, Not Our Own
Ephesians 5:15-17"Be careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is." TL;DR: Wisdom is found in slowing down, seeking God’s...
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Be Anxious for Nothing: Let Faith End Anxiety
Philippians 4:4-7"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the...
Hot-Tempered vs. Calm: Choosing Patience Through Christ
Proverbs 15:18"A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man calms a quarrel." Proverbs 16:3"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed." TL;DR: Anger stirs up conflict, but patience brings peace. When stress rises, give your emotions...