Holy Healthy Happy Blog
A devotional blog to help you apply the wisdom of the scriptures to your life and the challenges it presents.
Don’t Let Your Anxiety Ruin Someone Else’s Day: Choose Contentment Instead
Philippians 4:11-13: "I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation,...
Move Forward: You Can’t Drive Forward While Looking in the Rearview Mirror
Philippians 3:13-14: "Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ...
Prayer Is Great—But Don’t Forget to Read God’s Word Too!
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." Psalm 46:10: "Be still and know that I am God." Ecclesiastes 4:12: "A cord of three strands is not quickly...
What Are You Giving Birth To? Aligning Your Desires with God’s Purpose
Isaiah 26:18: "We were with child, we writhed in pain, but we gave birth to the wind. We have not brought salvation to the earth; we have not given birth to people of the world." Isaiah 26:3-4: "You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he...
Good Morning, God! Starting Each Day with Him First
Psalm 4:2-5: "How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods? Know that the Lord has set apart the godly for Himself; the Lord will hear when I call to Him. In your anger do not sin; when you are on your beds,...
Tossing and Turning? Finding Peace in Faith and Hope
1 Thessalonians 5:8: "But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation." TL;DR: Restless nights often stem from worry and trying to control the uncontrollable. Find peace by placing your faith...
Get Off the Well-Worn Path of Hurt: Embrace Compassion and Forgiveness
Colossians 3:12-14: "Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord...
Be Careful in Giving and Receiving Counsel: Let God’s Word Be Your Guide
Matthew 7:1-5: "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank...
Not ‘Feeling It’? Trusting God Beyond the Roller Coaster of Faith
2 Corinthians 4:4-6: "The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for...