RefinedHope

“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

John 14:6 NIT

second of two art trades done with @dreagonarchives ! @dreagonarts

With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people gained confidence from what Hezekiah the king of Judah said.

Lamentations 3:22-23 Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.

The specific image i had in my head was like:

space

a never ending void, all-consuming,

threatening to eat me alive

tethered only by a single strand

death on the brink

yet at peace

because of God's love

Today is my “born again” birthday! 3 years ago, I gave my life to Christ. 

He had begun to work on my heart and show me conviction of my sins during 2020. I was what the Bible calls alienated and hostile in mind, enemies of God in my mind because of my evil behavior. Colossians 1:21. I was an alcoholic, addicted to p**rn, yaoi/BL, lived a double life where I would do drag king and crossplay/cosplay. I began to wear chest-binding shirts, would painfully tape my chest. And then I bought a silicone male chest from an online trans s**x store and had plans to wear it to a convention in 2020. I had plans to do a lot of vile things, and then Covid threw a wrench in those plans. Please feel free to check out my testimony reel on my IG @ faitharmor_ 

I got Covid, began to fear for my life and started taking God seriously. But I was afraid of hell and death, I didn’t have a grasp of truth, nor true saving faith until later. I became incredibly legalistic out of fear. I listened to lying spirits and other unkind, legalistic people who instructed me to get rid of all my makeup, pants, certain clothing, and I tried to be incredibly modest and covered my head full time. I had traded my god of self for trying to please a false god who hated me and would never be pleased with me. 

I finally came to faith in searching the scriptures with a faithful friend, who led me to realize I had a Savior who cared for me. He paid for all of my sins and I didn’t have to earn my salvation. I gave my life to Christ and repented of my sins, repented of trying to trust in myself to be saved and have salvation. 

You see, even though I did all of the “right” things and even went to church, tried sharing the gospel with people, I did not have assurance of life after death. I wasn’t fully trusting in Jesus, I was trying to have a works-based salvation. After giving my life to Christ, I finally know Him and have assurance of where I will be after this life. If this is something you relate to, if you feel you do not have assurance or if you have questions, please DM me! May God bless you in Jesus name!

Howdy! 👋 It’s been a while! I want to be more active here, posting art and being active within the community.

This is Zane, the main protagonist in my story Saving the Desperado. I am working on an updated reference sheet. This is also my submission for ArtFright2025! I do not celebrate Halloween, but love the Fall season and cozy harvest aesthetics. I was inspired by Johnny Appleseed, a classic cartoon animation based on a real Christian fellow. The apples are also inspired by one of my favorite movies, the Fantasic Mr. Fox! 🍎

I have fond memories of visiting the Midwest last Fall, where I enjoyed fresh-milled cider and freshly baked cider donuts. 🍩 It was such a blessing to see the beautiful turning trees and enjoy the cool weather with a hot apple cider. 

The Bible is true. (All of it.)

Sin is real and dangerous.

Jesus died on the cross to pay for that sin because He loves us.

Just ran into my first slop AI "Bible verse" that was just fully, completely made up.

When you spot a verse you don't have memorized floating around in the wild, make sure you doublecheck it.

Be prepared for people to start citing these things, believing these things. Be prepared for some tough conversations.