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When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, LORD, supported me.
…The LORD has become my fortress,
    and my God the rock in whom I take refuge. Psalm 94:18,22

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    Anxiety,  Encouragement,  Soul Care

    Ask: Finding Lessons in Suffering

    In the midst-or at the end--of suffering, do you ask God what He wanted you to learn? A look at asking God to help you understand what suffering is meant to produce in your life.

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    Hidden in God’s house

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    Encouragement,  Lifestyle,  Soul Care

    Tips for Choosing–and Using–a Word or Bible Verse for the Year

    Choosing a verse or word of the year can help focus your time with God for the year. Here are some tips on both choosing and using a verse for this year.

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    Encouragement,  Soul Care

    Advent and the Art of Waiting

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    Bible Study,  Encouragement

    Hope for prodigals (sort of part two)

    Most of us know someone who isn’t walking with God. And for the anxious soul, it’s easy to worry and fear over those souls. It feels justified. Why would I NOT worry about the heart status of my loved ones? How could it possibly be wrong? Well...

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    Book Reviews,  Soul Care

    Prayers for Prodigals–A Review

    I’d love to say I have no experience with this, that all of my children are walking with God, but the truth is I have prodigals. And the heart status of people I love can be agonizing. I worry. I push sometimes. Sometimes my fear over their eternal futures paralyzes me. I want to pray, but I run out of words. Mostly I run out of hope. I have prayed for years, and sometimes I am too weary to pray another day. Enter James Banks and his book Prayers for Prodigals: 90 Days of Prayer for Your Child.

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  • Three Hidden Benefits of Anxiety
    Anxiety,  Bible Study,  Encouragement

    Three Hidden Benefits of Anxiety

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WRITER & BLOGGER

I’m Jill Penrod, novelist, nonfiction writer, and blogger. This site is about living a full yet surrendered life in Christ. I struggle with anxiety, so I write about that, too. Come for encouragement, resources, and peace. Welcome!

He brought me up out of a horrible pit,
Out of the miry clay,
And set my feet upon a rock,
And established my steps.
…Many will see it and fear,
And will trust in the Lord.

David, Psalm 40:2, 3b
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As we mature in Christ, it is actually possible to outgrow fear. ~ Dallas Willard.

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    In Anxiety, Bible Study, Lifestyle, Soul Care
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