Creating Fear: How to Escape Our Self-Made Trap of Fear

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I’m giving away a print copy of my women’s fiction romance, This Dance, to one of you! Leave a comment below to enter the giveaway! I peered into the darkness before me, my gaze latching on to a patch of darkness behind a tree ahead. The blackness seemed to follow the irregular shape of a form—the outline of the creature …

Loved: How to Face the Worst without Fear

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Jerusha: I’m delighted to introduce you to Angela Ruth Strong, my friend and fellow teaching expert in the Write That Book educational subscription group for writers. Angela is giving away a free digital copy of her fun cozy mystery to one of you! Simply leave a comment below to enter the drawing! By Angela Ruth Strong I visited The Tenderloin …

Stop, Drop, and Roll: 3 Steps to Extinguish Your Fear

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As I pulled into the parking lot of my destination, I still couldn’t shake my nerves. I hadn’t felt like that for weeks. When I had first started co-teaching a Bible study with some other ladies from my church, I had anxiety every time. But, diagnosing the source of my fears, prayer, and the Lord’s faithfulness had dimmed those nerves …

The Deep Unknown: How to Face the Strange and Unfamiliar without Fear

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“What you don’t know can’t hurt you,” the old adage goes. But, judging by what makes us nervous, most of us don’t seem to actually believe that. This week, I attended a professional retreat that I had never been to, and I had to travel far away to do so. As the dates of the retreat approached, I found the …

Everything I Need: How Guaranteed Provision Can Beat Your Fear

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It finally happened. It was the week I needed to write a post for this Fear Warrior Blog, I had no guest to fill the slot, but I couldn’t think of a thing to write. Every mediocre idea had to be discarded, and I was left with nothing good in their place. What I had feared seemed to have happened—I …

A Matter of Trust: 3 Reasons To Trust that Will Shatter Your Fears

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Jerusha: I’m delighted to introduce you to Karen Holmes today! I encountered Karen’s blog recently and found she’s a fellow warrior in the battle against fear. Karen was kind enough to let me share one of her honest, encouraging posts on the FW Blog today. Please join me in giving her a big FW community welcome! By Karen Holmes I …

Out of Control: How Letting Go Can Beat Your Fears

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Jerusha: I’m so thrilled to introduce you to a friend of mine, Jeanne Takenaka! Jeanne is such a sweet lady that I’ve rubbed shoulders with at a few writers conferences, and I always feel encouraged after I speak with her. She’s passing on that encouragement to you today in this post I so needed to read. I hope it helps …

Comfort Zone: Debunking the Safety Myth and Defeating Fear

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It was the same workout I did a couple days every week. But this time, something went wrong. I jumped in the air and came down. A snap cracked the air as my ankle folded under me and I fell to the floor. Searing pain overtook my foot, ankle, and leg, throbbing so much I yelled from the pain. Was …

Safe and Secure: How to Have Peace When Fear Strikes

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Jerusha: I’m giving away a paperback copy of Terri Blackstock’s suspense, If I Run, to one of you! Leave a comment below to enter the drawing! A small mouse greeted me in the hallway. No, not a real mouse, but one of my cats’ stuffed toys. I knew I better return the little plaid mouse to the living room where …

Look Back at Me: finding courage from the past to face your future

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Jerusha: I’m so excited to have Christian fiction author Amanda Dykes as my guest today! I met Amanda online and then found out she’s just as sweet in person when we met face-to-face at a conference last year. And now (see movie mention below), I learned we even share a favorite movie! Join me in giving this special lady a …