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Tree E-ink sketches on the Amazon Kindle Scribe. Read below how I’ve been feeling lately.

Christmas, a time of celebration and giving and receiving gifts and I wait all year, only for the day to be over. It’s a weird feeling, almost like an emptiness. Time with family and celebrating the birth of Jesus is exciting, fun, and full of memories. But what next?If you are like me, you feel this emptiness inside. The anticipation build up to my favorite holiday is now over. It’s back to reality (soon). 2025 soon approaches.

If I’m honest, I’ve tried to fill that void inside me with “things”. Technology, new tablets, pens, art supplies, the latest and greatest software. But it leads to nowhere. My dad says the more stuff you own, the more your stuff owns you.I’m here to say that I am guilty of chasing after things that can’t make me happy. There is only one thing that can fill the Jesus size hole in your heart, and that is Jesus himself.

There is nothing in this world that will give you the joy that he freely gives when you reach for Him, instead of what this world has to offer.But I keep chasing the world, money, tablets, and whatever else. But nothing can replace the relationship Jesus has to offer. It is the only thing that will make you whole. I sin everyday, and the Holy Spirit realigns my heart when I read His word and listen for His voice.Jesus is calling you too. Anyone else feel the holiday blues? This post is for those people. But the salvation Jesus offers is for all, no matter what you’ve done.

So let’s be a tree bearing fruit, with Jesus at our side. I want to lean on Him every second of every day.Who is with me?! Cheers to 2025, chasing things that matter!

Brad Hansen
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