Tag: Fear

• Fear Almost Had Me

  

  Fear. Four little letters bringing about a wave of emotion, causing me to feel as though I am drowning at the mention of the word. Merriam-Webster defines fear as “an unpleasant, often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger;” “a state of emotion, anxious concern, solitude;” and “profound reverence and awe, especially toward…

  homegrownjournal

  October 27, 2022

  2022, October 2022, Storytellers

  Abandonment, Christ came to give us life, Christian, Dating, Elementary school teacher, Fear, Feeling unworthy of love, Female Firefighter, Finances belong to the Lord, Fort Knox, Friends who leave you behind, How to stop being afraid, Isaiah 41:10, James 1:17, Jeremiah 46:27, Justine Kahn, Kentucky, King Solomon in Ecclesiastes, Major career change, Matthew 10:31, Merriam-Webster dictionary, Overcoming dad leaving, Overcoming fear, Overcoming fear of rejection, Overcoming obstacles, Overcoming odds, Scared to talk, Springfield Fire Department, Springfield Missouri, Vulnerability, What People Fear

• Fighting Words

  

  Satan tries very hard to cause us to believe false truths. As we begin to believe those false truths and have doubts in our hearts and minds, we begin to turn ever so slightly from Jesus. Sometimes, I believe the lies. words + photographs JAYLA PENICK Some days, I believe I must be happy and…

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  September 7, 2022

  2022, September 2022, Storytellers

  1 Peter 5:7, 1 Thessalonians 1:4, 2 Peter 1:3, 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17, Accountability, Anxiety, Bible, Branson, Christian, David Penick, Do not give in to false truths and doubts, Ezekiel 36:26-27, Fear, For King & Country, God encourages my heart, God gives me strength, God has chosen me, Holy Spirit, Jayla Penick, Jesus, Jesus' gift of Salvation, lies, Luke 12:7, Missouri, Preschool Teacher, Psalm 37:23, RidgeKids Preschool, Springfield, Springfield Cardinals, Springfield Cardinals Baseball

• The Author of My Story

  

  And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you,O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you, (Psalm 9:10). Cancer. Chemo. Covid. Words I’ve come to hate. Words that are all tough on their own, but collectively are extremely difficult to navigate. Because chemotherapy caused me to be immune compromised, I…

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  July 6, 2022

  2022, July 2022, Storytellers

  Becky Black, Cancer, Chemotherapy, COVID-19, Faith, Fear, God's Will, Goldendoodle, John Black, Kate Black, Luke 22:42, Missouri, Morgan Black, Online Church, Philippians 1:21, Psalm 9:10, Springfield, Stage IV Colon Cancer, Wes Black