Candidly Christian https://www.candidlychristian.com/ Real Women. Real Life. Real Faith. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:02:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.candidlychristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-logo-heartcross-32x32.png Candidly Christian https://www.candidlychristian.com/ 32 32 84444129 Lord, I Need You https://www.candidlychristian.com/lord-i-need-you/ https://www.candidlychristian.com/lord-i-need-you/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.candidlychristian.com/?p=85042 "Lord, I need you." Her prayer was simple, but it helped Dawn stay grounded when life was spinning out of control.

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]]> https://www.candidlychristian.com/lord-i-need-you/feed/ 1 85042 Letting Go of Fear When Everything Falls Apart https://www.candidlychristian.com/letting-go-of-fear/ https://www.candidlychristian.com/letting-go-of-fear/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.candidlychristian.com/?p=84965 The doctor didn’t need to say the words. I remember her eyes more than her voice when we got the diagnosis: Stage Four. Not long. From diagnosis to death, he had six weeks. Fifteen years of love. And then suddenly… an ending. The beginning of fear set in, a lie straight from Satan. Life Changes...

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]]> https://www.candidlychristian.com/letting-go-of-fear/feed/ 0 84965 How to Stop Doomscrolling with Jesus https://www.candidlychristian.com/how-to-stop-doomscrolling-with-jesus/ https://www.candidlychristian.com/how-to-stop-doomscrolling-with-jesus/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.candidlychristian.com/?p=84949 Do you ever get caught up on your phone doomscrolling? Many of us have been there and often it's addicting. In this post, Shirley shares how to stop doomscrolling with Jesus and three practical steps to restore peace moving forward.

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]]> https://www.candidlychristian.com/how-to-stop-doomscrolling-with-jesus/feed/ 1 84949 When You Feel Like the Wrong Mom for the Job (God’s Grace for Moms) https://www.candidlychristian.com/grace-for-moms/ https://www.candidlychristian.com/grace-for-moms/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.candidlychristian.com/?p=84984 Seasons of motherhood change... and it's not always seamless. Thankfully, God offers grace for moms no matter the struggle.

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]]> https://www.candidlychristian.com/grace-for-moms/feed/ 0 84984 God is with Us https://www.candidlychristian.com/god-is-with-us/ https://www.candidlychristian.com/god-is-with-us/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.candidlychristian.com/?p=84914 One of the most powerful things we can do is be with another person. Coming alongside someone else, letting them know that we are there for them, and that they are not alone, can make a difference. Presence is powerful, something I’m sure that we’ve all experienced in moments of crisis, grief, or difficulty.  That’s...

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]]> https://www.candidlychristian.com/the-joy-of-the-lord-is-your-strength/feed/ 0 84937 Finding Comfort in Jesus When Your Heart Is Broken https://www.candidlychristian.com/finding-comfort-in-jesus/ https://www.candidlychristian.com/finding-comfort-in-jesus/#respond Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.candidlychristian.com/?p=84806 Finding comfort in Jesus works because only the Creator of our hearts can put the pieces back together again. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in...

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]]> https://www.candidlychristian.com/commit-your-plans-to-the-lord/feed/ 1 84818 When You Need to Let Go https://www.candidlychristian.com/when-you-need-to-let-go/ https://www.candidlychristian.com/when-you-need-to-let-go/#respond Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.candidlychristian.com/?p=84782 When You Need to Let Go was written for all the mamas on the sideline watching their children grow and learning to let go. This new season of watching my little boy (he will always be my little boy) grow into an independent adult has been hard on this mama’s heart. We’ve gone from assisting...

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]]> https://www.candidlychristian.com/when-you-need-to-let-go/feed/ 0 84782 My Mental Health Struggle and Learning to Change My Thinking https://www.candidlychristian.com/my-mental-health-struggle/ https://www.candidlychristian.com/my-mental-health-struggle/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.candidlychristian.com/?p=84845 Lauren Correa shares her mental health struggle and how God helped her change her thinking in this post on Candidly Christian. When I was about 30 years old, an episode of psychosis led to a mental health hospitalization and a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. It also left my life in disarray – close friends abandoned...

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]]> https://www.candidlychristian.com/living-from-the-inside-out/feed/ 0 84815 Surrendering to God https://www.candidlychristian.com/surrendering-to-god/ https://www.candidlychristian.com/surrendering-to-god/#respond Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:00:03 +0000 https://www.candidlychristian.com/?p=84679 Surrendering to God was written by our newest Candid Gal, Melissa Meek What am I Afraid of? Are you at a point where God wants you to surrender to Him, not sure why this fear of surrendering to God has such a strong hold? Maybe if we didn’t view it as giving up as much...

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