Hi, I’m Ivanna Baron. Welcome!
I’m a writer, encourager, and mental health and wellness advocate. I share my story, experiences, and how God has worked in my life to help and encourage others. Here you’ll find devotionals that encourage you to persevere through life’s challenges, find joy in the everyday, and trust God through it all. Read the latest below and join my newsletter to receive words of encouragement via email. Thank you for visiting.
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We Have To Shed To Grow
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” - Isaiah 43:18 –19
Enjoy Your Life Now
“and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.” - 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12
God Will Provide
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?” - Matthew 6:25
Take It One Step At A Time
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,“ - Hebrews 12:1
Your Work Matters
“So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” - 1 Corinthians 10:31
You Are Not Alone In the Storm
“Even to your old age and gray hairs, I am he; I am he who will sustain you. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you, and I will rescue you.” - Isaiah 46:4
God Will Not Abandon You
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” - Deuteronomy 31:6
You Are Not Your Mistakes
“Jesus stood up and said to her, ‘Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?’ She said, ‘No one, Lord.’ And Jesus said, ‘Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.’” - John 8:10–11
God Sees You
“She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: ‘You are the God who sees me,’ for she said, ‘I have now seen the One who sees me.’” - Genesis 16:13
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Keep Going: 30 Devotionals That Encourage You To Keep Going Every Day Life can be challenging at times, but there are still so many things to be joyful about. I’ve experienced some challenging and anxiety-ridden times in my life, but through it all, God has sustained me and given me the strength to keep going!
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