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Connection
Connection is a daily devotional to encourage women in their faith and life overseas. It brings the Word of God and conversation with sisters into their day-to-day lives.
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Control Freaks Anonymous

July 14, 2026
RELIANCE Trust Discouragement Dependence
Hi, my name is Mandy, and I’m a control freak. Anyone else?
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Facing the Future With Fear or Trust?

July 13, 2026
RELIANCE Trust Fear
When I was younger, I rarely worried about the future. I had plenty of time ahead of me, or so I thought. Retirement? It would work itself out. Besides, it was so far away.
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Trust Falls & Fallback Plans

July 10, 2026
RELIANCE Trust Reliance Dependence
I’m the worst at trust falls. Anyone with me? I’ve only done trust falls a handful of times, with people I trust, but it freaks. me. out. The “trusting someone” part doesn’t freak me out as much as the “losing all control” part does. I wish I coul...
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Be Like Job?

July 09, 2026
RELIANCE Reliance Grief, loss, & depression Abide
Jesus describes the only way to “bear fruit.” It is to “remain” in Him. To remain is “to abide, to not depart, or continue to stay present.” It is a simple formula, but that does not make it easy. Job is an Old Testament example of abiding in the ...
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