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Take this time to enjoy a closer walk with God. Read a short devotion and a selected Bible verse each day.

It’s Day 21 of the Lent, A Closer Walk with God 40-Day Devotion.

DEVOTION

As long as I can remember, traveling to Israel was a huge dream of mine. So, when my husband and I actually won an all-expenses paid trip to the Holy Land, you would have thought I would be overjoyed, right? Of course!

And then the anxiousness set in.

I was diagnosed with PTSD after I found a parishioner – someone I considered a friend – had tragically taken his own life. I tried to revive him, but failed. In that moment, it felt as though agents of hell invaded my mind and ransacked it, to the point I could not pick up the pieces.  

A myriad of other events then occurred that also shook my faith. The questions in my mind almost paralyzed me regarding the trip. Who would watch my children? What if something happened to them while I was away? What if the plane crashed, leaving our children orphans?

I told my mentor, who was dying of pancreatic cancer, my fears. I was already crying out to God, but my heart was unsettled. Michael replied, “You keep asking me what you can do to help me. Here’s what you can do: go. Go to Israel. Then, come back and tell me how Papa God did something amazing.”

Amazing, indeed. While there, God bestowed upon me many revelations. It was a turning point in my life, one that helped me realize that through it all, God held me in the palm of His hands. And, He would continue to do so, all of the days of my life.

PRAYER

Prayer: Father God, when anxiousness seems like a heavy shroud that suffocates me and keeps me from basking in Your presence, please rip the heavy veil apart and allow me to walk in the freedom and light of Your love. Amen.

VERSE

Verse Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)

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AUTHOR

• Rebecca Jones

  Rebecca Jones is a writer and cake decorating enthusiast who lives in Seaford, Delaware with her husband Tim, and her youngest son -- a musically gifted young man named Samuel. She is equally proud of her birds who have flown from the nest: Glenn, Daniel, and Rachel, and loves her role as mother-in-law to Taylor and Conner. She is owned by her three beautiful kitties -- Shiloh, Fritzie, and Baby -- and plays frisbee practically every day with her playmate: a dog named "Ringo."

  Rebecca makes her spiritual home at Abundant Life Church, Donovan's Road, Georgetown, where she helps in whichever capacity she is able and available.

  Rebecca writes for Morningstar Publications as a freelance newswriter. She also has been a freelance writer for web companies and organizations. In addition, she enjoys voice-over work, as well as oral storytelling.

  Rebecca has had work published in trade magazines, as well as the former "Christian Woman" magazine. "Chicken Soup for the Soul" has published stories in two of their books. She has had short stories published in five different published books.

  She is currently working on personal writing projects which include two plays, a book, a memoir, and a children's book or two. Rebecca can be reached at rebecca.jones.storyteller@gmail.com.