GLOW UP 11: CURATE YOUR PLAYLISTS

heyo friends! I hope you’re having an amazing friday. I have been loving the glow up series so much & I know you guys like it too!! this week we’re going to talk allll about curating your playlists. i’ve always wanted my spotify to be super cute but it’s honestly not lol. in this post I’m just going to be sharing a couple of my current favorite songs and I would love it if you guys could share yours in the comments below too!

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MY CURRENT CHILL PLAYLIST + AESTHETIC COLLAGE

helloooo and happy monday friends! today I’m sharing the first playlist post in quite a while so I’m really excited. i love making & sharing playlists and this one is one my current favorites. it’s not too long or too short and all the songs in it are chill but amazing. to be honest i’m quite proud of it! let me know what you think in the comments below <33

encouraging christian playlist

I know these are some crazy times and if you’re like me you get super anxious sometimes so I decided to make my April playlist full of encouraging songs about God being in control!

march playlist (ft. random songs that make me happy)

I just realized that this is scheduled for the first of april! ahh just forget about that and enjoy the playlist for march ❤❤😂

hey guys! I’ve actually had this playlist for a month or two but I decided to share it this month because I haven’t shared one yet. so, without further ado… my march playlist (which is titled random and I think that describes it perfectly!

it’s actually really short and is about 30 minutes long but it’s still one of my favorites 😂

february playlist (ft. christian music)

hey guys! today I’m going to be sharing my current playlist for february featuring christian music 🙂

also: i recently redesigned my blog (I love it!!) and would love it if you would pop over to the actual site if you’re on the reader ❤ I loved my old design by mukta but I thought it was time for a change 

current music favs (ft. my playlist) (also ft. disneyyy)

originally this post was going to be about christian music (lemme know if you’d be interested in that – it could be my next music post) but then I started listening to disney music and ahhhhhhhh why did I ever listen to anything else (k I’m kinda kidding bc I still love tons of other music) 😂❤

R E A L I T Y con’t: He Died For You!

Because of Easter, I decided to do a little mini-series called “Reality” about the promise of Jesus. Stick around if you haven’t heard this promise, and if you have, I’d love for you to read this anyway!

On Friday, we talked about how we have all sinned and how we could never save ourselves. Today, which is Easter Sunday, we’re going to talk more about Jesus’ death and the gift of salvation.

What I’m going to talk about today can be summed up in many verses (a big list is below), but the main one I’m going to use is 1 Corinthians 15: 3-6

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.

This passage says that…

• Christ died for our sins (in accordance with the Scriptures)
• He was buried
• He was raised on the third day (in accordance with the Scriptures)
• He appeared to the 12 disciples

Today is Easter Sunday, which is the day that Jesus rose again. He died on Good Friday (Friday).

Jesus was crucified because the religious leaders of the Jews at that time didn’t like how Jesus was captivating the people. They had believed that their promised Messiah would be a political king who would save them from the Romans, but Jesus, their promised Messiah, came to save them from their sins.

When Jesus died, he took all of our sins on his back if we trust in him.

But if Jesus had just died, there would be no point in trusting in him.

But Jesus didn’t just die! No! He rose again three days later, defeating sin and death forever. And he did it all for you and me.

If you trust in God’s free gift through Jesus and want to have salvation, you can pray and ask God for it.

There’s no specific prayer you have to pray, but you should confess your sin and accept and believe in Jesus Christ.

 

Thank you for reading this post! ❤

These bible verses all sum up the Gospel- if you have some time, reading all of them is really helpful:

He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed (Isa. 53:5)

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and give his life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:45)

God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16)

All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name (Acts 10:43)

Through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the Law of Moses (Acts 13:38-39)

He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification (Rom. 4:25)

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Rom. 5:8)

Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures … he was buried. . . . The third day he rose again from the dead, according to the Scriptures . . . and he appeared (1 Cor. 15:3-6)

God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not counting men’s trespasses against them (2 Cor. 5:19)

God made him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in him (2 Cor. 5:21)

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David: this is my Gospel (2 Tim. 2:8) 

He gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good (Titus 2:14) 

But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. (Titus 3:4-7)

Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him (Heb. 9:28)

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed  (Peter 2:24)

Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God (1 Peter 3:1)

This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins (1 John 4:10)

Recently: Books, Podcasts, Blogs, and Music

Today I decided to do a compilation post about what I’m reading and listening to! I don’t know why but I really like this type of post so I wanted to do it today. On Monday, I’m going to post my reactions to your assumptions about me (you guys… they were the BEST) and that’s going to be really fun so definitely stay tuned. Anyway, enough with the intro… let’s get started!

B O O K S

*Soo little disclaimer here… I read a ton more books but I wanted to pick two favorites. And these won!*

The War I Finally Won// Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

I read the previous book in this series to my siblings and honestly I really just wanted to know what happened to Ada… also now I want another book in the series. TBH I got so annoyed at Ada halfway through but now… i’m so sorry Ada! The ending 😰

 

Anne of Green Gables (the whole series)//L. M. Montgomery

I don’t have this cover… BUT HOW PRETTY! OFC I’ve already read this series but I just had to read it again. My favorite book in the series is Rilla (the last one) just because. Even though it’s SO sad. 

P O D C A S T S

Ariana’s Flying Life//Ari’s podcast is the best just like her blog! It’s been so fun to listen to her talk about diverse topics… guys I have a feeling that she’s AMAZING at debating. 😉

Blogging 101//If anyone should make this podcast, it’s Hannah. Because she’s a (very) successful blogger and entrepreneur, I’ve been hanging on to every single word of her podcast 😂 It’s amazing and you should definitely check it out!

Do you guys have a favorite podcast? If so, let me know- I’d love to check it out!

B L O G S

Soo I limited myself to five blogs… WHAT. Bad idea. 😲 There are so many blogs I wanted to include but didn’t because I wanted to do the first five that came to mind… no hard feelings if I didn’t include you! 😁

Ari//Ariana’s Flying Life//I know Ari’s blog is pretty much nominated in all my tags and I talk about her all the time but her blog is amazing! She’s a really sweet girl and her posts are always really uplifting and encouraging. She posts often so definitely go over and follow her! 

Maggie//Dreaming of Guatemala//Recently, Maggie’s blog has been one of my favorites. Her posts are very uplifting and are great reminders about God’s love for us. She also has been doing weekly challenges and positive change a lot recently, which is one of my favorite topics and a great reminder for me! Maggie’s blog is wonderful and you will not be disappointed if you go over and follow her.

Audrey Kate//The Junebug Blog//Audrey is so creative and her posts are so fun! I always love seeing a new one in my reader 😊 I found her blog pretty recently, and I’ve really been enjoying it. If you like creative posts, then check her blog out!

Covah//Dancing in the rain//I love Covah’s blog title and her design has me like… 😍 I really like her style of posts and they are always really fun. I would recommend her blog for sure!

Allison//A Farm Girls’ Life//Allison’s photography is really good, and I’m always really inspired after reading her posts. I don’t really know what to say about her site, but it’s really great and her photography is impressive. 😂

 

M U S I C

Soo I pretty much make a new playlist on Spotify every. single. day. But these are the songs that I include pretty much every time! Most (actually all) of them are worship songs…. 😂😂

• in christ alone//the solid rock
• washed away//nothing but the blood
• oceans (where feet may fall)
• our god
• this is amazing grace
• how great is our god
• you say
• blessed be the name of the lord

What did I tell you? 😂

This post was so fun! I hope you all enjoyed as well. Let me know your favorite podcast!