1. Be Present Being present is a difficult thing to do. Our world is trained to look to the past on all the mistakes we have made, and look at the future for ways to improve. We rarely stay in the moment with the people we are with, and because of this we miss the [...]
Tag: joy
Forgiven
"When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. 4 You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think Scripture says without [...]
Love Like Jesus
Loving the way Jesus loves is something that we are taught from the beginning of our journey with Christ. It is something that is imprinted on our hearts and we spend our entire lives trying to do, but heavily struggle with. Loving the way Jesus does used to confuse me. I never really new what [...]
I am the Desert. Jesus is the Water.
Rejection is something that scares us all. We all want to be accepted, loved, cared for, and known. We crave these things, and search for them so desperately throughout the world, but nothing ever seems to suffice. We think that if we meet the right person, do the right things, and go after our dreams [...]
Live Happily Inked
The whole reason I started Live Happily Inked was based on one realization... that the world could use a lot more color, love, and kindness Nothing brings me more joy than creating things and spreading kindness to others. So much joy comes from spreading God’s love and kindness towards people and you’d be surprise at [...]
Wood and Nail
What do you see when you look at the cross? Do you just see a symbol? Do you picture Jesus? Are you reminded of that the cross is all about? Maybe a mix of all three depending on the day? It’s painful to say, but sometimes I pass by and see the cross and feel... [...]
He Is King
Jesus spent His life loving, healing, welcoming, and forgiving others.Our God was born into this world in a barn among the animals and dirt with people already out to kill him. He walked this earth sharing the good news of eternal life filled with pure love and joy and people still wanted Him gone. The [...]
A Head Full Of Dreams
We are all on this earth for a specific purpose. We are here because the Lord has something that He needs to be completed, changed, or invented. He puts these dreams, ideas, and desires in our hearts and intertwines them with our souls so we will go after them, but not everybody goes after these things. Now some [...]
Live A Secretly Incredible Life
Living a secretly incredible life is a beautiful way to live. It is the way Jesus lived, and it is the way He wants us to live. Think about it...He never boasted about the incredible actions he did. In fact when he would heal and forgive the sick he would tell them, "Don't tell anyone." [...]
Time Is Fleeting
Your time here on earth is short, but it is also the longest thing you will ever endure and know. Your time is not something that can be negotiated with God. It is not your friend. It is not your enemy. Time is simply a reminder. It is a reminder on what your limited amounts [...]
