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Prodigal: Your brain ain’t hooked up to your mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me: Yeah, well that needs to be straighten out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is from Imaginations by Dr. James P. Gills<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Bob Morris says the more secure we are, the less we react to fear. When we are secure in Christ, we are not afraid. We must focus our minds on Christ, and He will help us feel secure, even in situations that could make us worry. God’s plan is for us to be free from fear:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ,\u00a0which is<\/em>\u00a0our hope; 1 Timothy 1:1 (KJV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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