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Traci Frees

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The Life of the Heart

    Let’s continue our examination of freedom from mental anguish. The study below deals with our hearts and spiritual blocks that can take us off course… 

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    Mental Anguish & Obsessions

      Jesus said, “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me” (John 14:1). Below are two videos that can bring… 

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      You Are Not Hidden

        So many think God has forgotten them. So many think there is no hope. So many have been attacked by these lies through spiritual warfare… 

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        Fear, Rumination, & Self-Pity

          These three states of mental anguish (fearing, ruminating, and indulging in self-pity) really pack a punch. Let’s define these in order to understand them and… 

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          Way Not Hidden from the Lord

            For those who are seeking the Lord and feeling restless where they are, take hope, your path is not hidden from the Lord. He is… 

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            The Simplicity of Surrender

              In all we do and struggle with, His grace covers us. I hope it blesses your hearts and encourages you as you continue to walk… 

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              When Your Call is Devalued

                Are you discouraged in your role at work or at home? Are you striving for a promotion that just doesn’t seem to materialize? Be not… 

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                Courage to Keep Going

                  Whether we are dealing with challenges in our lives related to daily living, relationships, career, personal challenges, or in our spiritual walk, God is the… 

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                  Be Thou My Vision

                    Sometimes a simple, classic hymn can draw one away from the noise of the world and into divine worship of God. Be Thou My Vision… 

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                    What is a Shepherd?

                      I came upon this video that vividly explains how Jesus is the Good Shepherd of our souls! If you are lost and undone, watch this… 

                      Jesus, Salvation, & Baptism

                        For those who don’t fully understand the whole Jesus and Salvation reality, please see this movie. In the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John… 

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                        Advice for Living Today

                          Let us look to the Holy Bible as the roadmap for navigating in our world today. Be not discouraged, beloveds. If you know God through… 

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                          From Grief Re-lived to Relieved

                            For a long season I went about wondering, “Why am I so sad?” I finally began to notice the pattern. Pictures of devastating loss and… 

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                            In Awe of God

                              Take heart, oh weary one. Do not be tossed about with the noise of the world. Look unto the author and perfecter of your faith:… 

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                              His Peace Stabilizes

                                When you do not see ahead, when you are surrounded by loss and grief, when you are filled with joy and rejoicing, when you are… 

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                                Broken Hearted

                                  Though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, we will fear no evil. For any who have suffered loss, disappointment, or discouragement.… 

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                                  Ponder These Things

                                    Luke 1:39-55 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house… 

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                                    Do I Love God Enough

                                      For a long season I have questioned whether I love God enough. I wrestle with what Paul did when he said that which I don’t… 

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                                      What Do Chickens Know

                                        Did you know that hens talk or cluck to their chicks whilst they are still in their eggs? As the chicks grow older and develop… 

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                                        Longing Fulfilled

                                          Oh God, this longing for Thee is quenched by nothing else in the world – whether substances, materials, or actions to appease our flesh, whether… 

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                                          What’s in Your Mouth is Nothing

                                            While letting three backyard hens run in the yard one morning, one of them picked up a piece of plastic and began to celebrate. Thinking…