Whit Writes Stuff

20/12/2020

Hey, everyone! Just wanted to share some of the portraits that I've done lately! (mostly to keep them somewhere in case my iPad crashes again!) However, if you want one done, they're only $10! ;)

01/12/2020

Y’all, I love me some TikTok, it is one of my favorite social media platforms, and the more I have been using it, the more I have noticed how lost the people on that app are. Multiple times a day I see videos of people explaining that they are a witch and that they are manifesting good vibes (or however that works, I have no idea!). I also see a lot of Christian content, and unfortunately a bulk of this content is posted by people who consider themselves progressive Christians.

If you don’t know what progressive Christianity is, essentially it takes the idea of Jesus loving us as we are turns that into an excuse to sin. An example that is used a lot in these videos is homosexuality. There is this idea that being gay is no longer a sin, or that it never was.

The Bible is very clear that being gay is a sin (here are some references if you want to look them up for yourself (& I encourage you to do so!!): Leviticus 18:22 & 20:13, 1 Timothy 1:10, & 1 Corinthians 6:9-10)

I saw another, helpful TikTok that was refuting the idea of progressive Christianity, and he used the example of the adulterous woman in John 8, specifically verse 11, when Jesus tells the woman to “go and leave your life of sin.” Jesus doesn’t save us from our sin just for us to continue to live a life of sin, we are saved so we “may no longer be burdened again by a yoke of slavery (Galatians 5:1).” Moral of the story, Jesus make the ultimate sacrifice for us to sit here and happily live in sin. If the point of this life is for us to just happily live in sin, then what is the point of Jesus leaving the glory of heaven to die a brutal death?

We are still people, and we will still sin because we’re all… sinners. Shocking, I know! There is grace and forgiveness at the feet of Jesus, but that does not mean that we get to happily live in sin. The point of the Christian life is to know Jesus, but also make Jesus known, and we cannot effectively do that unless we are living in a constant state of repentance.

30/11/2020

Hey, friends! I kinda forgot I had all these wooden signs & things! They are fully customizable and the prices are listed in on the picture!

Please let me know if you're interested in getting one! :)

15/11/2020

Hey, friends! I just wanted to give y'all a little update on things! :)
I have made the decision to close my Etsy shop for now, I've just seen that plain old social media is the easiest/most effective way for me to do things, and that is a okay! :)
That being said, I am still going to be selling stickers, portraits, and all the other things I would normally sell, just through social media!
So here are all of the stickers I have & later today. I will post the different types of portraits that I have done over the last little bit! :)
Thanks for choosing to hang out with me! :)

03/10/2020

Hey, friends! I forgot to post day 2 yesterday, but that’s okay, we’re just going to cover two topics today! (Also, who said you can’t pray for two things in a day??🤷🏻‍♀️)

Today we’re going to focus on Stacy’s daughter & parents! Stacy & Harper’s lives are going to change drastically, and her family’s lives will too! They’re getting a new child to love (& spoil😂) & while that’s so exciting, it will take some adjusting!

here’s the link to my Etsy if you want to purchase anything to support my friend!
Etsy.com/shop/whittythewit

01/10/2020

Hey, friends!!
Happy Thursday!
If any of you don’t know, this is one of my favorite friends (& the best campus minister of all time) Stacy Murphree! Stacy is currently in the adoption process, and I want to help her out as much as I can, so for the next 31 days, 100% of the proceeds from stickers, custom portraits, custom prints, or anything else that I *attempt* to do, will go directly to her!
In addition to the financial assistance, I am also going to share a prayer request every day so we can know how to better pray for Stacy & her daughter!
I am so thankful for this friend and the way that she follows the Lord in obedience, no matter what it may look like and I am so thankful that I, well we, get to help her out in this way! Click this link to see all of the fun things you can purchase!

etsy.com/shop/whittythewit

14/09/2020

Hey, friends! Happy Monday!!!

Let’s take a second to talk about toxic positivity!

I was really confused when I first started researching this topic because I never thought that being positive could be a toxic thing, shoot, being positive and “looking at the bright side,” is what we’re strongly encouraged to do, especially during hard times!
However, the more I researched it, the more I realized how dangerous it actually is, and y’all, I haven’t felt that ~attacked~ in a very long time.

I’m the person that is always encouraging people to choose joy, and I embrace the mindset of “there’s always someone who has it worse,” which, don’t get me wrong, these are both true, we do need to choose joy, and yes there is always someone who has it worse, but constantly having that mindset does not allow us to feel our emotions, it essentially forces us to suppress our emotions and not deal with them.

When we don’t process our feelings, they get pushed aside and we think they go away, but we just end up letting them fester and they become unavoidable and we end up hurting so much more than we would’ve had we just dealt with them in the first place.

Moral of the story don’t be afraid to be feel your feelings! I think a lot of times, especially in the Christian faith, we are encouraged to just pray about it, and the bad things will go away. I’m not saying that the Lord doesn’t answer prayers, He definitely does, just not in the way that we expect Him to! He doesn’t always take our bad feelings or circumstances away from us. More often than not, He uses those circumstances to increase our dependence on Him.

Lean into those feelings, friends! Trust that Jesus will use your feelings, circumstances, relationships, or whatever it is, for His glory, and that is so worth it.

09/09/2020

Hey, everyone! I've been getting more into physical art* lately, & I decided to start selling stuff like this! :) I'm not sure how well this is going to go, but I'm willing (and excited) to take a chance!!

They're fully customizable so I can write whatever on them!
I included stock photos of what I have so you could get some inspiration!

I have also included the prices and sizes on the photos so it's all in one place! :)

Please keep in mind that you're not just paying for a piece of wood, you're also paying for the time and effort that it takes to make these happen! I do everything myself, and I'm still just a broke college kid looking to make a few extra dollars!

*art: in this case, writing pretty things on wood
Please let me know if you're interested!

22/08/2020

Hey, everyone! I have a new sticker up in my Etsy shop!🎉

I love this one because it is a (cute) reminder of our purpose as followers of Jesus! In order to be effective disciples, we have to make disciples!

check out this link to order one: etsy.com/shop/whittythewit

09/08/2020

If you're interested in a custom portrait, check out this link to see all of your options and order one! :)
etsy.com/shop/whittythewit
The new post about mental illness will be up later today or tomorrow morning! :)

01/08/2020

New Stickers are here!! Well, there's really only one new one, but I did order more of the ones that y'all liked!! :)
If you want one of these, use this link to order them (and take a look at the other fun things I have on my shop :)):

etsy.com/shop/whittythewit

01/08/2020

Hey, everyone! Thank you so much for being here, I really appreciate it! :)

I recently opened an Etsy shop and this is just where I plan to post new prints/stickers, doodles, and other things!

Is there anything specific that you want to see from me? If so, send me a message or comment on this post! Let's be friends!

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