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Encouragements and Exclusions for Realistic Resolutions
Growth, Goal Making, and God Glorifying for 2026. Welcome to the blog post where I describe two juxtaposing moments in 2025, my critical review, debunking my reflection, and what wisdom I can gather on resolutions. I wanted to make a blog post with goal-setting inspo for the next year, but I think God thought this was more important to write. Expect vulnerability, trend-debunking, and God-fearing encouragement.
Hope Joy X. Owens
Dec 31, 20259 min read
New Year, New Mercies
The first is New Years, and the phrase that came to my mind is “His mercies are new every morning.”
While no verse says this verbatim, the ESV reads in Lamentations, “The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
Hope Joy X. Owens
Dec 29, 20254 min read
Not Santa, Not Genie
It’s Christmas Eve, and another time I’m writing a prayer in my notebook and whatever my thought process was hit different. Again, I have this urge to write with only an idea of how it should begin. Be Careful What You Pray For I wanted to pray and ask God to help me. I just spent hours on my phone scrolling, and I was about to write, “Help me not be addicted…” But then I hesitate because I want to write my words carefully (as if God can’t already read my mind). I stop becaus
Hope Joy X. Owens
Dec 25, 20254 min read
Jesus Is Even When
The good church answers are typically the right ones, but are no good to us without meaning. It’s harder to confess these answers as your own when you aren’t feeling up to it. Hardships are truly the test of faith. They make the real answers come out (1 Peter 1:6-7). While I don’t think this is the place to share every detail, I’ll tell you one thing that has kept me on my feet through the roughest parts. To know God is God has been the most comforting thought. It’s “on God”
Hope Joy X. Owens
Dec 23, 20256 min read
POV it's Black Friday
A blog post with both a marketing lesson and the Gospel. It's like a really smart reverse strategy - Black Friday and choosing to Follow Jesus. What is more valuable: success now or success later?
Hope Joy X. Owens
Nov 28, 20256 min read
Spotify Christian Playlist Tour
My advice for Christians when it comes to listening to music is this: Don’t cut off secular music because you want to be a “good Christian.” Listen to the convictions of the Holy Spirit and pray that God would mold your heart to match His instead.
Hope Joy X. Owens
Oct 25, 20256 min read
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