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I find joy in pursuing growth and helping women live a better story by following Jesus.
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It's COLD in Arizona....and I'm loving it this mor

It's COLD in Arizona....and I'm loving it this morning. Happy Saturday!

#saturdaymorning #arizona #coldforachange

Not all fear is bad. God equipped us with a fear r

Not all fear is bad. God equipped us with a fear response for our protection. But fear that stays with us, bullies us, is unreasonable in our situation is not part of that God given response system. The fear that torments us is straight from Hell. It is the thief attempting to pull us down.

"Perfect love drives out fear, for fear torments" 1John 4:18

Safe to say tormenting fear is not of God and when it comes we are to remind ourselves of the truth of God's love for us.

I grew up with fear and anxiety. I didn't take a shower as a kid. I thought the sound of water would prevent me from knowing if someone was coming after me. Unreasonable !!! But it was real to me.

I'm not quite as fearful as that anymore but I'm aware that fear still tries to tempt me to a place of forgetting God's love and care for me.

Fear gives us the opportunity to trust God in the moment and remind ourselves that He is near.

Do you struggle with fear? You are not alone! I hope this was helpful ❤️

#fear #faithoverfear #faithjourney #godsloveneverfails #freedom #dailydevotion #bloggersofinstagram #womenhelpingwomen #authenticity

Rejoicing in the Lord can sometimes feel like a cr

Rejoicing in the Lord can sometimes feel like a cruel instruction in light of some of the pain that life can bring. But the thing that I'm noticing today in this are three words that make the rejoicing possible in any circumstance… The Lord is near.

Believing in the nearness of God can be like a balm to our soul over and over again no matter what we go through. I've been reflecting on how God has been near to me during the darkest of times. You can't be my age and not have gone through stuff. And believe me I have been through stuff and there have been times where my life has been a complete mess and my heart has been completely broken… And yet… The Lord was near. He has brought me through every mess, every heartache, every heartbreak, every rejection, every trauma… And I know he will continue to do so.

Today I'm sitting in the scripture… The Lord is near… And I encourage you to sit there for a bit too and may together we rise up and rejoice because our God is always with us!

#faithjourney #dailydevotional #sittinginscripture #bloggersofinstagram #writersofinstagram #womensministry #rejoice #findjoyinthejourney

Who says you have to live near to be close? This

Who says you have to live near to be close?

This warms my heart. All the grandkids were FaceTiming together and laughing together across state lines and time zones.

Our Az kids are living with us right now as they are having a new house built. So getting to watch this fun between ALL the grands thrilled my Grammy heart. We will do more of this with the cousins! I love our family!
@ashleyejones @mrsmegancooper @janaebrier @kellybrier

#cousins #facetime #acrossthemiles #grandmalife

I'm gonna be honest… I know how to worry. Like m

I'm gonna be honest… I know how to worry. Like most, I have become a bit of an expert at it over the years. For me worrying is basically over thinking something and letting that over abundance of thought bring me to a place of fear, insecurity or dread.

I also know now that I have worried about things that never needed to be worried about. And if I could tell my younger self something it would be to practice giving every care to God in prayer.

I have seen more prayers answered then I have seen the dread of my worries realized. When we go to God and give him our cares and pray about our needs it not only draws us close to him but it gives us a peace of mind that we could never have when we are over thinking every detail and imagining everything that could go wrong.

what if we really did work on this area of worry by practicing giving everything to God in prayer?

#worrying #peaceofGod #prayerworks #lifechange #dailydevotions #christianliving

Let's flip through the story of Moses and his clos

Let's flip through the story of Moses and his close relationship to God. I love the idea of Moses speaking to the Lord face to face. I dare to believe that God calls us to a relationship that is intimate and personal

I think the cares and frustrations of this life in pandemic.... hello hard??!! May have distracted us from the kind of friendship with God that we are invited into. It's not that God has moved but maybe we have.

Today he invites us face to face into deep and personal relationship . It's up to us to say yes to the daily invite.

#yes #faithjourney #christianliving #dailydevotional #womensministry

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