The Amazing Blessings and Benefits of Fearing God
Amazing Blessings and Benefits of Fearing God “Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who finds great delight in his commands. His children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches are in his house, and his...
What does it mean to fear the Lord?
“What is one of your greatest struggles in your faith?” The silence grew uncomfortably loud as I waited for one of the middle school girls to answer the small group question. I decided to break the ice and share how fear has been my hardest battle. Although I’ve been...
5 Promises to Help you Overcome Insecurity
I’m always surprised to read about characters in the Bible who struggled with insecurity. I guess it’s because I remember their great victories. I remember how Gideon fought a battle of insurmountable odds, winning a vast army with only 300 men. Gideon is mentioned...
The Essential Andrew Murray Collection: Book Review
The Essential Andrew Murray Collection includes three of the author's nineteenth- century classics: Humility, Abiding in Christ, and Living a Prayerful Life. Each of these books are staples to any Christian library and have helped me grow in my relationship...
100 Best Bible Verses to Overcome Worry & Anxiety: Book Review
100 Best Bible Verses to Overcome Worry and Anxiety is a great resource to help turn your thoughts on God's promises when struggling with anxiety and fear. Each one of the 100 entries includes a Bible verse and an explanation of the verse's context and meaning. ...
Why Jesus Asks Us to Follow Him and Face Fear
I remember those exhausting Sunday mornings rushing to get my children ready for church and into the car. On the way there, my busy world slowed its pace when I turned onto the serene farm road where the cows and sheep grazed. My kids begged me to roll down the...
Flooded: Book Review
ln Flooded Nicki Koziarz reflects on five decisions Noah made to deflect doubt and walk in obedience to God. While sharing her personal experience with loss, the author unpacks the biblical account of Noah and gives insightful tips to handle doubt. “Disbelief often...
Joy: Book Review
In Joy! God's Secret Weapon for Every Believer Georgian Banov shares his personal story of escape from communist Bulgaria to the United States and how he learned to experience supernatural joy in his relationship with Christ. In each chapter, Banov shares how...
When All You Can Do Is Trust God
When All You Can Do Is Trust God Recently, I started binging on the series Grey’s Anatomy. When someone is on the verge of death, why do doctors look the patient straight in the eyes and tell them they are going to be fine? We all sense it. We all know everything’s...
The Furnace of Affliction: Book Review
The Furnace of Affliction by Horace Williams Jr. helps readers discover how God uses pain to accomplish His purpose in us and shares how pain develops our faith, determines our path, deepens our commitment to God, and brings us comfort, joy, and peace. Williams...
Slaying the Giant of Fear: Book Review
Slaying the Gian of Fear by Krissy Nelson helps readers fight fear by sharing three supernatural weapons David used to defeat Goliath. The first part of the book shares the problem of fear and how we need to recognize it and face it with truth. Fear tries to redirect...
God is Doing a New Thing
Ash tickles my skin as it drifts aimlessly, settling in thick, variegated layers on my car. Smoke eclipses the morning sun and chokes the day. There’s a profound, uneasy feeling in my soul. The world is so different now. The pandemic has forever changed our lives in...
5 Ways to Renew Hope so you can Write
It’s been over five years since I pressed publish on my first blog post. I love to write posts that answer questions I have about living out my faith. It’s always rewarding to find a trail of answers in God’s Word and share what I’ve learned with others. Some of the...
Too Good to Be False: Book Review
Too Good to Be False: How Jesus' Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality by Tom Gilson takes a fresh approach to help others understand the reality of Jesus by accounting for the things Christ didn’t do. This book helped me appreciate the uniqueness of Christ being...
Anyone But Me: Book Review
Anyone but Me by Ray Comfort shares 10 ways to overcome fear and share the gospel. Comfort writes about his many experiences evangelizing by interviewing people for his Youtube channel. He also worked with Kirk Cameron as the cohost of the TV program,...
Reborn: Book Review
“Impossible is where Jesus does his best work. Are you facing an impossible situation? Something you can’t fix? A problem you can’t solve? Then you’re in the perfect position to see Jesus perform a miracle because a miracle doesn’t happen until there’s a mess that...
50 Scriptures That Will Help You Communicate
Have you found communication to be frustrating? Do you try to work out conflicts with your loved ones or those particularly difficult people in your life only to find yourself suddenly in a quarrel? When we find ourselves in an unexpected argument it’s easy to speak...
Supernatural Courage: Book Review
Mickey Robinson was a nineteen-year-old professional skydiver when a plane crash left him with catastrophic injuries. In Supernatural Courage, Robinson shares how his near-death experience helped him discover spiritual bravery and live his life empowered by the Holy...
Warfare Prayers for Women: Book Review
Does your prayer life feel dry? I know mine felt a bit stagnant and so I decided to read Warfare Prayers for Women: Securing God's Victory in Your Life by Quin Sherrer and Ruthanne Garlock. This book has a prayer for many different struggles and stages in...
Called Out: Book Review
You may have seen Paula Faris on ABC News, Good Morning America, or The View. In her book, Called Out: Why I Traded Two Dream Jobs for a Life of True Calling Faris shares what she learned about God and herself as she followed her dream to become a successful broadcast...
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Hello! I’m Valerie, a busy mother
of four energetic children and
a wife to my husband of 23
years. I write to help others have courageous faith. Discover how fearing God gives you courage and sets you free from unhealthy fear. 
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