Jenna Lynn Stanton

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𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦, 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦? ⁣
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You can look at everything horizontally, and come up empty. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.⁣
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I have laid out a path for you. Come to me and I will guide you.⁣
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Brave one, seek me and I will show you your next step.⁣
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𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘴 𝟹:𝟻-𝟼 – “𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩.”

𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧, 𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘴 are 4 words that describe the last few months. ⁣
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Today as I dug into scripture, I was encouraged by this verse:⁣
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“𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁.” - 𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟯𝟬:𝟭𝟭-𝟭𝟮⁣
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This picture is my declaration of how God can turn pain into purpose. And it’s a declaration of Hope and restored JOY that will come in time.
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Someone out there is experiencing those 4 words too (or at least 1 of them.) ⁣
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Let this post be your declaration too 💗 ⁣
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Are you hiding in a corner today, brave one?

That’s what the enemy wants you to do. But what he doesn’t realize is that I want to meet you in that corner.

I want to speak tenderly to you, as a good Father speaks to His daughter.

I want you to know that when you feel like you don’t have what it takes, I have what it takes.

When you feel like giving up, I never give up.

When you feel like you’re not enough, I am enough.

So brave one, come out of that corner and shine your light today.

𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦?⁣
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Remember, I spoke the earth into existence.⁣
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I can calm a raging sea or shake the ground.⁣
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I can hold back the rain or boom with thunder. ⁣
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I can command the sun or seal up the stars. ⁣
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I am not phased by what you are up against.
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The things you are afraid of will never measure up to my greatness.⁣⁣
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Brave one, release your trust into my hands today.⁣
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“𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘴. – 𝘑𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘢𝘩 𝟷𝟶:𝟷𝟸⁣
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Are you trying to do it all alone today, brave one?⁣
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It’s easy to try to do things in your own strength. To try to control.⁣
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𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂.⁣
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It causes you to project onto others. To live in anxiety. To live in stress.⁣
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Do you think that’s what I want for you?⁣
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I want to whisper peace into you today. But when you hold so tightly, you inhibit my flow of peace.⁣
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Ask me to help you surrender control today.⁣
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And if you don’t feel like you can, ask me to change your heart.⁣
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I want to help you, if you’ll let me in. ⁣
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So brave one, let me bring you peace today by offering up control.

It should feel scary, challenging, like totally freaking out at times. It’s what’s deep inside your heart. There may be times of plateau where you feel smooth sailing, and then God will challenge you into the next stage...therefore another leap of faith. He does this so you rely on Him. So you know it’s ALL Him and not you. Because without Him there’s no way you could have arrived at your destination. He gets the glory.

Big dream. Big God.

What’s buried inside?
What talent, dream, desire do you have?
I know it’s scary to step out, but like I said, God can’t bless what you keep hidden.

What are you hiding today? ⁣

-You can sing, but you are too afraid to take the audition. ⁣
-You have a great business idea, but you are too afraid to present it to your boss. ⁣
-You desire to get married, but you are too scared to put yourself out there. ⁣
-You want to start a ministry, but you doubt yourself too much.⁣
-You want to learn tennis at 50 years old, but you’re afraid you’ll look foolish. ⁣
-You are good at interior decorating, but you’re afraid no one will hire you ⁣
-You want to be a missionary, but you are afraid you don’t have what it takes. ⁣
-You want to have less anxiety, but you are too afraid to get meds or go to counseling. ⁣
- You want to make more friends, but you’re too afraid to invite someone to coffee. ⁣
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Don’t live like this one more day. Beautiful things are waiting to come out of you. ⁣
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So start today. Take 1 small step...⁣
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-Just call and ask questions about the audition. ⁣
-Just write the first part of the business proposal.⁣
-Just tell your friends you’re open to dating. ⁣
-Just brainstorm a name for your ministry. ⁣
-Just buy a tennis racket. ⁣
-Just take some pictures of your house and put them on Insta. ⁣
-Just meet with a seasoned missionary to ask questions ⁣
-Just schedule a doctor or counseling appt. ⁣
-Just identify which girl you want to get to know ⁣
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Examine your life 👇 Who do you want to be? Where do you want to go? What do you want to do? Slow down. Stop doing a bunch of stuff to busy yourself, hiding from the dream deep within you. Pursue your dream. I’m rooting for you.

“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴.”⁣
“𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴.”⁣
“𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵.”⁣
“𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨.”⁣
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𝗔𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀? Maybe it’s about your job. Maybe it’s about your role as a friend, wife, or mother. Maybe it’s about your fitness/health. The list could go on.⁣
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That voice in your head that likes to destroy you…You’ve got to tell it to GO. You have to be your own encourager.⁣
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Here’s my personal example:⁣
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Last night I made the intent to wake up at 6:00am to work out, shower, and be ready for the day. Reality – wake up at 6:30am, sit on my phone for 20 minutes (dumb), work out, no shower.⁣
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I could literally be beating myself up right now because I got up 30 minutes late and didn’t shower. But instead, I decided to tell that voice in my head to GO!⁣ 👇👇👇
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(Speaking to myself) “𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘚𝘛𝘐𝘓𝘓 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 #𝟷 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘫𝘰𝘣, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴!”⁣
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I’m not the typical hospitable church girl. It bothered me for a long time...and sometimes still does.

Read this devo I wrote below for some encouragement for all ya’ll strugglin’ just like me👇👇

“Is anyone hungry?” my mother asked eagerly as several teenagers bounced around our living room. It was summertime and my mom thrived on having mouths to feed and minds to entertain. Whether it was frying up a hamburger or rounding up a game of Catch Phrase, she was the epitome of hospitality.

I’m not like my mother. I don’t like to cook for the masses or entertain into the wee hours of the night. But hospitality can take on many forms. It can look like backyard conversations with a neighbor or simply smiling while passing by the grocery store clerk. It can be introducing yourself to the new couple at church or inviting a coworker out to lunch. Not everyone wants a house full of teenagers with bottomless pits for stomachs, and that’s okay.

As Christians, we are called to offer hospitality. And in a world where people hide behind iPhone’s and filtered images, hospitality is a chance for us to demonstrate the authentic love of Christ to others. It might take stepping out of our comfort zones, but the Christian life requires a healthy dose of discomfort.

“Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.” 1 Peter 4:9 (NIV)

This is faith. You do what God leads you to do, and He enables His grace as you move forward 🙌

Negativity makes you tired.
Dread makes you tired.
Fear makes you tired.
Self-doubt makes you tired.

These things occupy brain space, and your body likes to take it out on you, paralyzing you and weighing you down.

I have found that self-talk and self-affirmations have been powerful tools in my own life. 👇

I have to do XYZ at work again today.
(No, I GET to do XYX today)

Ugh, the dishes need done.
(This is necessary. Just do it)

I don’t want to go to that dinner tonight.
(Maybe dinner tonight won’t be as bad as I think)

Another day, with too much on my plate.
(You’ve got this)

What if I don’t get that promotion?
(I am still enough)

I’ll never measure up.
(Says who?!)

Sometimes you have to become your own encourager.
Change your thoughts, change your life :)

When I recognize my brokenness, my sin, my shortcomings, my failures...I am reminded that these times of “humble stumble” have come by grace for the sake of grace.

It’s a good thing to be knocked off your prideful pedestal. And it’s only by God’s Grace that we are knocked off at all.

“He’s in the Waiting”
God is not just on the other side of your problem, He’s in the midst of it. ⁣
Whatever you are waiting on today, remember that God is IN the waiting. ⁣
So seek Him in the waiting. He wants to be found. ⁣
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Whatever is raging within you, God is here to console you. So slow down, do some journaling, listen to some truth filled music, and meditate on some scripture.

The quiet moments are the necessary moments.

𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳...⁣
front porch swings and backyard cookouts, where children run barefoot, and neighbors share sugar. ⁣
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𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳...⁣
phones that are forgotten about, emails that can wait until tomorrow, and families who gather around dinner tables.⁣
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𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳..⁣
True communion and relationship, where people feel less alone, less rushed, and less like they are missing out.⁣
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I’ve fixed a lot of things from knowing how to sew. From a hole in my favorite shirt, a detached button on Nick’s coat, a rip in Myla’s unicorn dress, to today’s stuffed animal snake...the list could go on. ⁣
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Back in 7th grade home economics I didn’t understand the value of learning this skill. Now I do. ⁣
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Sometimes we don’t know why we are learning something during a season of life. Perhaps in that moment we cannot see the purpose or value. ⁣
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Whatever you are learning right now, whether it’s a practical skill or a hard life lesson, I think God has a way of weaving things together for a purpose. ⁣
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𝗦𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁, what you are learning today will surely be valuable tomorrow.

I feel the weight of the world today. ⁣
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Social media has become a place of fear, anxiety, and distress as we look at article after article, news story after news story, opinion after opinion. ⁣
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If you are burdened today, I encourage you to get back to His word and rest in the peace that Jesus has overcome the world. ⁣
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If you want this scripture card (pic2), message me and I’ll send it to you in the mail. 💜

So this happened today...⁣
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I walked from upstairs Martins all the way to the parking lot before I noticed my shoes were on the wrong feet. ⁣
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We all have those days, don’t we? Those “off days” where we contemplate “what is my life?!” and feel like we are in some kind of fog. Yeah, obvi me too. ⁣
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Just keepin’ it real 🤦‍♀️⁣
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Love this, thanks Brooke Price at Grounds and Grace Blog!

𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 "𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭" 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞.

In the current state of our world, voicing our opinions seems to be the most popular thing to do. It’s an easy trap to fall into.

If we disagree, we say so. If we don’t understand, we just tune others out. We like our voice to be heard, and often we want it heard loudly.

As followers of Christ, let’s choose differently. We can choose to spread love, kindness, compassion and grace. Instead of giving our opinion on everything, let’s simply show the world the light of God and draw others to Him.

“𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮, 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣.” -𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙬 5:16

Choosing to spread God’s love, over voicing our every opinion, is often the most impactful way to represent the goodness and grace of the Lord. It’s good to have opinions, and even voice them when we feel necessary, but our most important message to spread should be the gospel of Jesus. Our most passionate pursuit should be to share the salvation of Christ and the redemption that can only be found in Him.

“𝙃𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢, ‘𝙂𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.’” -𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠 16:15

SO.MUCH.NOISE ⁣
No one knows what to trust on social media anymore. Is that video fabricated? Was that picture photoshopped? Is that fake news? ⁣
There might be A LOT of chaos on social media right now, but you CAN find peace when you A.B.I.D.E. ⁣
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My 6-year-old son arrived home from kindergarten in what I like to call “tornado fashion.” He stomped around, making his frustrations known in various places around the house. Finally, he sat on the couch, snuggled into my arms, and simply said, “Mom, I had a bad day.” My son had experienced rejection at school.⁣⁣⁣
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𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥, 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘮. (𝘐𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘢𝘩 𝟻𝟹:𝟹)⁣⁣⁣
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Aside from my son’s mini rampage, the one thing he knew he could do was accept the invitation to be comforted in his mother’s arms. What if I told you, brave one, that you also have an invitation; an invitation into the arms of Jesus, where comfort for your rejection is found in His work on the cross.⁣⁣⁣
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𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴; 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥. (𝘐𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘢𝘩 𝟻𝟹:𝟺-𝟻)⁣⁣⁣
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Man may reject you, but Jesus accepted you before you were even born. When He was on the cross, it was His ultimate display of love and acceptance of you. 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝. 𝐒𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐮𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝…𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬. When Jesus took his final breath at Calvary, he was thinking of you.⁣⁣
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I’ve posted this before...but very timely for right now.....

My 3 Part Series is POSTPONED! In efforts to focus on the matters in our nation.
I encourage you to learn something new this week about the current situation in our world. I will update you when my series will be posted sometime this month. Stay Tuned! 💜

POSTPONED!!! I will update you when it’ll go live.
Do you struggle with the conversation in your head? ⁣
⁣Stuff like...⁣
“I’m not good enough” ⁣
“People don’t really like me” ⁣
“God doesn’t care” ⁣
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The list could go on...⁣
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Join me for my 3 part online video series to help YOU flip that conversation in your head! ⁣
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Wed-Fri (June 3-5) ⁣
Videos will be uploaded daily at 8:00am (but watch anytime) on FB at Growing Brave
or Instagram at

God's ways do not always 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 secure. He surprises us. He challenges us. He often puts us in situations that we cannot "handle" on our own. Situations that require faith and trust. I think He likes sweeping in and saving the day. 𝐇𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞. ⁣⁣
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So how can you be "In Step With Him?" ⁣Pray⁣. Wait⁣. Listen⁣⁣. Read His Word⁣. Taking more action might be required too, but be careful not to jump the gun. ⁣⁣
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Rest in His arms today, brave one. Even when you don't feel secure, trust that the safest place you can be is "In Step With Him."

Do you struggle with the conversation in your head? ⁣
⁣Stuff like...⁣
“I’m not good enough” ⁣
“People don’t really like me” ⁣
“God doesn’t care” ⁣
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The list could go on...⁣
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Join me for my 3 part online video series to help YOU flip that conversation in your head! ⁣
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Wed-Fri (June 3-5) ⁣
Videos will be posted daily on FB at Growing Brave & Instagram at

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𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺. ⁣
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Mothers who are filled with tears, unmet longings, brokenness, and pain.⁣
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I see you. I think about you. I wonder how you are doing. ⁣
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I hope for you. I hope for brighter days ahead. ⁣
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I may not have much to offer you, but I can listen, and I can pray for you. ⁣
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I am here. Reach out to me if you need to. ⁣
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𝐗𝐎𝐗𝐎 - 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚⁣

Like an unwelcome friend at a dinner party, this question keeps showing up uninvited. ⁣⁣⁣
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So I’ll admit, I struggle with my identity. ⁣⁣
I’m gonna bet you do too. ⁣⁣⁣
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Every day it feels like a fight for our identity…⁣⁣⁣
Today it’s “I am what I do.”⁣⁣⁣
Yesterday it’s “I am what my body looks like”⁣⁣⁣
Tomorrow it’s “I am how many people like me.”⁣⁣⁣
Next week it’s “I am how successful my career is.”⁣⁣⁣
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It’s exhausting, isn’t it? ⁣⁣⁣
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We need to flip the conversation going on in our heads.
How about this instead…⁣⁣⁣
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𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵. 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (2 Cor. 5:17) ⁣⁣⁣
𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦. (𝘌𝘱𝘩. 𝟸:𝟷𝟶) ⁣⁣⁣
𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘯𝘦𝘥 (𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝟾:𝟷)⁣⁣⁣
𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 (𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘴 𝟹𝟷:𝟸𝟻)⁣⁣⁣
𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 (𝘗𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝟷𝟹𝟿:𝟷𝟺) ⁣⁣⁣
𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦 (𝟷 𝘊𝘰𝘳. 𝟼:𝟷𝟿-𝟸𝟶)⁣⁣⁣
𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥. 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦. (𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝟹:𝟷𝟼) ⁣⁣⁣
𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘮. (𝘑𝘦𝘳. 𝟷𝟽:𝟽)⁣⁣⁣
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𝐒𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐥𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐭. ⁣The lies might keep knocking, but we can refuse to let them in. ⁣⁣⁣
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I don't want the lies to run rampant in my mind. And I don't want them to run rampant in yours either. I want to live in the freedom that truth offers us and I want you to do the same.⁣
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So let's do it. Let's reclaim our identity and stand in the truth. Together, hand in hand, let's .⁣
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“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦.” -𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝟾:𝟹𝟸⁣

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Hey! I'm Jenna and I have a 𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌.⁣⁣
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𝘛𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳/𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘰. ⁣⁣
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And that's why I started this "Growing Brave" community. As I step out in to my dream...I want to encourage you to do the same. ⁣⁣
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𝘐 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦. ⁣⁣
𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦, 𝘐 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦. ⁣⁣
𝗪𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 💪⁣⁣
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What's YOUR dream?

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𝘈𝘮 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴?⁣⁣⁣⁣
𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬?⁣⁣⁣⁣
𝘋𝘰 𝘐 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺?⁣⁣⁣⁣
𝘋𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴?⁣⁣⁣⁣
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺.⁣⁣⁣⁣
𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘱, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦?⁣⁣⁣⁣
𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦?⁣⁣⁣⁣
𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 "𝘮𝘦"?⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Those are the questions plaguing me today. I wonder if you ever feel the same when it comes to your dreams?⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Sometime I feel stuck. I feel stagnant. I feel paralyzed.⁣⁣⁣
Sometimes I feel like this is just 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥. ⁣⁣
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We have a constant battle, and it's in our minds.⁣ But if we want to we've got to move forward in truth, despite these nagging thoughts. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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When the voices in my head get to me...
I will tell them to go.
I will seek truth.
I will ask for counsel.
I will move forward.⁣ ⁣⁣
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Will you join me in this messy pursuit? Will you step out into YOUR dreams, despite the doubts, and grow brave with me? ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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"𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐲. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠" - Jessie Lacay
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When you are stepping out into something new, it's going to be messy. ⁣It will expose you. ⁣It will reveal things about you that you don't want to see.⁣ ⁣
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But don't let that detour you...⁣
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Just as a child experiences growing pains, we too will encounter the friction that comes with growth. But it is within that friction that we learn, that we develop character and humility.⁣⁣
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So let the mess run it's course. ⁣
Dig into it. ⁣⁣
Lay in it. ⁣
Roll around a little.
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You might come out with some disheveled hair and a few holes in your jeans, but you'll be better for it.
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Join us tonight on Instagram Stories with Jessie Lacay!