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Valerie Riese

About Valerie Riese

Valerie is a wife, mother, blogger, and breast cancer survivor. After suffering years of debilitating anxiety, she learned that victory over anxiety comes only through surrender to Jesus. Now Valerie writes to point women to the Prince of Peace as co-director and Prayer Team Liaison of Candidly Christian, and as a NACWE blogger. You can read more about Valerie's story on Medium @VictoryThroughSurrender

Resist The Devil And He Will Flee

Valerie Riese · April 19, 2021 · Leave a Comment

stay strong

How do you stay strong when you’re confronted with struggles? Join us at the Stay Strong Summit for encouragement.

Pressure, Grace & Truth

Valerie Riese · April 16, 2021 · 1 Comment

Pressure hurts, but it can also help us grow. Find out how God uses pressure for our good in today’s Grace & Truth.

Look Up

Valerie Riese · April 5, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Just look up

No matter what situation we are in, Jesus is always with us. Sometimes all we need to do is look up. Valerie shares more in this post…

Pigeons, Grace & Truth

Valerie Riese · April 2, 2021 · 2 Comments

What could you have in common with the pigeon who forgot it could fly? Join us in Grace & Truth to learn a few Lessons From A Little Crested Pigeon.

Is It True That God Doesn’t Give You More Than You Can Handle?

Valerie Riese · March 15, 2021 · 4 Comments

Does God Give You More Than You Can Handle?

1 Corinthians 10:13 promises that He will not let us be tempted beyond what we can handle… so does that mean God doesn’t give you more than you can handle? Valerie Riese shares more in this post on Candidly Christian.

God’s Pruning, Grace & Truth

Valerie Riese · March 12, 2021 · 2 Comments

Grace & Truth

Lois Flowers had to prune a special plant because it had gotten too big. Have you ever felt like God was pruning the best and biggest parts of you? There’s always a reason for God’ pruning, even when you can’t see it right away. Learn more in our Grace & Truth feature, Waiting for New Growth To Appear.

Disappointment, Grace & Truth

Valerie Riese · March 5, 2021 · 2 Comments

Grace and Truth Link-Up

Have ever been disappointed by God? Could it be that you were misinformed? Join us in our Grace and Truth feature to get the real story about your Heavenly Father who promises to love you forever, for better and for worse.

Grace & Truth For When The Hurt Is Just Too Painful

Valerie Riese · February 19, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Grace & Truth: A Weekly Christian Link-Up

Do you have an unspeakable hurt? A mourning, a loss you just can’t wrap your brain around? Regina offers 3 ways to deal with a overwhelming pain brought on by circumstances, other people’s actions, or even ourselves.

5 Bible Verses to Help You Memorize Scripture (for the memory impaired)

Valerie Riese · February 8, 2021 · 6 Comments

Memorize Scripture

Do you struggle to memorize scripture? Candid Gal Valerie Riese does, and in this post she shares a new way to hide God’s word in your heart.

Designed To Reflect God’s Glory, Grace & Truth

Valerie Riese · February 5, 2021 · 2 Comments

Grace & Truth: A Weekly Christian Link-Up

Today’s feature isn’t a post, it’s a poem. Sarah Geringer wrote it in 5 minutes flat to show you how to reflect God’s Glory in anything you do.

What Is God’s Will?

Valerie Riese · February 1, 2021 · 6 Comments

What is God's Will

When some of Valerie’s most urgent prayers went unanswered, she felt forgotten and abandoned by God. She’s learning to surrender her circumstantial agenda for His ways, and to instead pray for joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, goodness, and gentleness in every circumstance.

What If You Rest in Jesus, Grace & Truth

Valerie Riese · January 29, 2021 · 2 Comments

Grace & Truth

There’s a lot of uncertainty in life, and it’s easy to get caught up in the “what-if.” In today’s Grace & Truth, Lois Flowers tells us How To Calm The Anxious What-Ifs

Bible Reading Plans, Grace & Truth

Valerie Riese · January 22, 2021 · 2 Comments

Grace & Truth

Do you have a Bible reading plan for 2021 yet? Candid Gal Valerie Riese is still catching up from 2020. But today’s Grace & Truth feature gave her a new goal for 2021.

How to Handle Righteous Anger

Valerie Riese · January 18, 2021 · 2 Comments

How Do You Handle Anger?

Have you ever responded to injustice with condemnation and anger? Candid Gal Valerie Riese has, but the Bible tells us that even righteous anger should be handled with love. Find out more in this Candid Moment Devotion.

My Eyes Have Seen Your Salvation, Grace & Truth

Valerie Riese · January 8, 2021 · 4 Comments

Grace & Truth

There’s no better way to start another year of Grace & Truth than at the beginning. I invite you to join me for a reminder of the reason for the hope that is in us, the reason we’re all here today.

God With Us, Grace & Truth

Valerie Riese · December 18, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Grace and Truth

God with us. Have you ever thought about what those three words really mean? Today Jeanne takes us on a lovely journey to discover what it really means to have God’s only Son born as a baby to be with us.

6 Blessings of Being in a Prayer Group

Valerie Riese · December 16, 2020 · 4 Comments

Prayer group blessings

Are you part of a prayer group? Valerie Riese shares six blessings she’s experienced from being part of our prayer group in this post.

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