Tag: fear
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Fear of Rejection
I’m used to not belonging. As a child, my family moved six times before I turned seven. We would go on to move two more times—once when I was 14 and again at 18. I felt like the perpetual new girl, always stepping into new places and trying to find my way into new friend…
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The Call That Fear Couldn’t Cancel
If I close my eyes, I can still picture that night, the night I knew God had called me into ministry. I remember where our youth group was sitting, toward the top of the San Antonio Convention Center. I remember the testimony of a missionary from Vietnam who spoke at that Mighty Warriors Conference. For…
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Fear is in the Eye of the Beholder
I had been dating my now husband for about a year when I called him forty-five minutes from midnight to come rescue me. “Bring help! And a weapon!” was most of what I said before I hung up. This was out of character for me because asking for help has never been one of my…
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Balancing Hats: Navigating Fear, Faith and People-Pleasing
Once upon a time there was a little girl who loved to dance. She would move gracefully across the floor to each beat of the music. Her classmates would watch in awe and anxiously duplicate the routine along with her. She had the biggest smile on her face as she pranced around the stage. Dancing…
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Freedom From Fear
I have never understood the fascination people seem to have with being scared on purpose. I am not a big fan of haunted houses, horror movies, or roller coasters anymore. When I was younger I participated in my fair share of amusement park rides but as I’ve gotten older it has lost its appeal. I…
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Fashioned for Motherhood: Brief But Pivotal
Sleepy petitions over our baby’s downy head ultimately make a difference in their destiny.
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Living The Adventure
Fashioned by God: Living The Adventure “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” (Ephesians 2:10 NLT) This has been an incredible month. We started our Fashioned by God theme by talking about how we can consistently…
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Living By Faith
Fashioned by God: Living By Faith “16 We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. 17 And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will…
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Living Without Fear
Fashioned by God: Living Without Fear “22 Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said, ‘That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food to eat or enough clothes to wear. 23 For life is more than food, and your body more than clothing. 24 Look at the ravens.…
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