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Divine515 Podcast

Valarie Rocha

Some days faith feels strong. Other days you’re just trying to make it through without losing your peace, and even prayer feels hard to find. Divine515 meets you in both. Hosted by Valarie Rocha, Divine515 is a short daily prayer podcast for the Christian who wants to stay close to God, not just on Sundays, but on the hard Tuesdays and the quiet Friday mornings too. Each episode is a brief, heartfelt prayer you can bring into your commute, your lunch break, or the first five minutes before your house wakes up. Every week, Valarie also goes deeper into scripture, into the struggles real faith actually looks like, and into the kind of encouragement that stays with you long after the episode ends. This isn’t about religion. It’s about relationship, showing up before God every day and letting Him meet you exactly where you are. If you’ve been carrying anxiety, navigating seasons of doubt, praying through fear, or simply trying to rebuild a consistent prayer life, you’ll find a place here.

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Yesterday · 3 min
Letting Go | Trust God With New Beginnings
You prayed for something new, and now that it’s here, it feels more unfamiliar than exciting. Part of you is afraid you’ll carry old mistakes right into this fresh start. A new opportunity can bring responsibility. A new relationship can require vulnerability. A new season may call for different habits. Valarie acknowledges that fresh starts can be exciting and uncomfortable at the same time, because we know how to function in the familiar and new beginnings ask us to learn again. We don’t have to enter this season demanding perfection from ourselves. We can enter it dependent on God: teachable, prayerful, and close to Him. Today’s prayer thanks Him for new beginnings and asks Him to keep past mistakes from making us afraid, giving us wisdom to learn, courage to grow, and faith to walk into this season with Him. Scripture anchor: Lamentations 3:22-23, “His compassions never fail. They are new every morning.” Inside the Inner Chamber, believers are growing together through Scripture, prayer, practical prayer strategies, and encouragement for everyday life. Join free at divine515.com/free. New doesn’t have to mean ready for everything. Sometimes it simply means, “Father, I’m willing to learn.” Walk into this season teachable, not fearful. The post Letting Go | Trust God With New Beginnings appeared first on Divine 515.
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Friday · 3 min
Letting Go | How to Hear God’s Direction
You’ve let go of what was behind you, and now you just want God to tell you what’s next. The plan, the timeline, the who, what, where, and when. Valarie reminds us that God’s direction often unfolds one step at a time, and that’s a mercy. If He showed us the whole map, we might stumble, or turn and head the other way. When we’re listening only for a complete answer, we can overlook the guidance He’s already given through Scripture, wisdom, prayer, and faithful obedience. Direction often becomes clearer while we’re walking. Today’s prayer asks God to guide our steps, keep us from rushing ahead because we want all the answers, and give us faith to follow what He has already made clear. Scripture anchor: Psalm 25:4-5, “Show me Your ways, Lord, teach me Your paths. Guide me in Your truth and teach me.” The Inner Chamber is a free community of believers learning to seek God’s direction together through prayer and Scripture. Join at divine515.com/free. You don’t need the whole map today. Ask God for the next faithful step, and if someone you know is searching for direction, share this prayer with them. The post Letting Go | How to Hear God’s Direction appeared first on Divine 515.
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Thursday · 3 min
Letting Go | Make Room for God
Even after you finally let something go, the space doesn’t stay empty for long. Another responsibility, another distraction, another worry moves right in. Valarie talks about how crowded our schedules, thoughts, and hearts can become, and how empty space can feel as uncomfortable as silence. We’re used to doing, solving, planning, and moving. But if we fill every available space, we may struggle to hear what God is saying in the quiet. Prayer doesn’t always require more words. Sometimes it means putting down the phone, turning off the noise inside and out, and simply sitting before Him. Today’s prayer asks God to quiet the noise around and within us, show us what has been occupying space that belongs to Him, and teach us to be still and attentive in His presence. Scripture anchor: Psalm 46:10, “Be still, and know that I am God.” If you’d like a community that helps you build intentional rhythms of prayer and Scripture, the Inner Chamber is free to join at divine515.com/free. Today’s challenge is five uninterrupted minutes with God. No scrolling, no multitasking, no long list of requests. Just be still. Sometimes making room begins there. The post Letting Go | Make Room for God appeared first on Divine 515.
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Wednesday · 3 min
Letting Go | Embrace Your New Season
You’ve stepped into a new season, but your heart is still standing in the last one. You catch yourself thinking, “This isn’t how it used to be,” and wondering why things couldn’t just stay the same. Valarie reminds us that we can enter a new season physically while staying emotionally attached to the one before it, and sometimes we miss what’s growing because we’re still mourning what ended. New seasons rarely look like old ones. They may ask for different rhythms, relationships, priorities, and even a different version of us. Prayer helps us stop demanding that the new season resemble the old one, and instead ask God to help us notice what’s in front of us, whether that’s an opportunity, a lesson, a relationship, or a stretching of our faith. Today’s prayer thanks Him for being Lord over every season and asks for eyes to recognize what’s new, wisdom for new responsibilities, and faith to follow Him forward. Scripture anchor: Ecclesiastes 3:1, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” If you’d like to walk alongside a Christ-centered community as you grow through Scripture and prayer, the Inner Chamber is free to join at divine515.com/free. Ask yourself today, “What if I stopped comparing this season to the last one and started asking God what He wants to do in this one?” And share this prayer with someone who’s learning to move forward too. The post Letting Go | Embrace Your New Season appeared first on Divine 515.
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Tuesday · 3 min
Letting Go | Fear of Starting Again
You’re ready to leave the past behind, but you’re afraid to take the next step. What if it doesn’t work? What if I make another mistake? What if I get hurt again? Fear can keep us standing in the space between a season that has ended and one we haven’t yet entered. Valarie points out that often we aren’t afraid of something new. We’re afraid of experiencing something old again. Past pain can make future possibilities feel dangerous. But courage doesn’t require the absence of fear. It just means fear doesn’t get the final vote. We can be honest with God about being afraid and still be willing to follow Him. Today’s prayer asks Him to heal the places where past experiences have shaped our expectations, and to give us courage to move when He says move. Scripture anchor: Joshua 1:9, “Be strong and courageous… for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” The Inner Chamber offers Scripture-based encouragement and practical prayer resources to help you keep growing through changing seasons. Join free at divine515.com/free. Instead of asking whether you feel fearless, ask, “Can I trust God enough to take one step?” You don’t need courage for the entire journey, just for the next step. The post Letting Go | Fear of Starting Again appeared first on Divine 515.
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Tuesday · 4 min
Letting Go | When God Is Asking You to Move On
Part of you keeps asking God to bring something back. The relationship, the opportunity, the plan you were sure would work, or a season that was once good. Moving on can feel like dishonoring what was. Valarie reminds us that familiar doesn’t always mean fruitful. We hold on to old seasons because we know them, while the next one requires faith because we can’t see it yet. It’s possible to become so focused on what God did then that we miss what He’s doing now. God is always moving, and as His people, we should be moving too, in the right direction. Prayer lets us thank Him for the people, lessons, and experiences of a past season without trying to live there permanently. Sometimes our prayer needs to change from “God, bring it back” to “Father, help me recognize what You’re doing now.” Today’s prayer asks for discernment to recognize when something has ended, courage to move forward without fear, and attentive hearts for what He is doing today. Scripture anchor: Isaiah 43:18-19, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!” You don’t have to walk through seasons of transition alone. The Inner Chamber is a free community for prayer, encouragement, and connection with others who are growing in their walk with God. Join at divine515.com/free. This week, bring God an honest question: “Am I holding on to something You’ve already asked me to release?” Don’t rush the answer. And share this episode with someone navigating a transition of their own. The post Letting Go | When God Is Asking You to Move On appeared first on Divine 515.
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October 18 · 3 min
Letting Go | Grieving What You Lost
Not everything we let go of is something we wanted to lose. Sometimes moving forward means grieving a person, a dream, a home, or the version of life you thought you’d have. We often rush ourselves through grief because we think moving forward means we should be over it by now. But Valarie reminds us that healing isn’t pretending something didn’t matter, and grief is simply the honest acknowledgment that it did. You can trust God and still grieve what was lost. Prayer gives grief a safe place to go, and you don’t need the right words to come before Him. Sometimes tears and silence are enough. Today’s prayer asks God to meet us in our grief, heal the places that are still tender, and give us grace to move forward at the pace He is leading. Scripture anchor: Psalm 34:18, “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” If you need prayer support while walking through a season of loss, the Inner Chamber gives you a place to submit prayer requests and be lifted up by a community of believers. Join free at divine515.com/free. Give yourself permission today to grieve and trust God at the same time. You don’t have to rush healing to prove you have faith. The post Letting Go | Grieving What You Lost appeared first on Divine 515.
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October 17 · 3 min
Letting Go | Embracing a Fresh Start
A relationship ended. A plan fell apart. Life changed without warning. And now you’re standing at the beginning again, wondering if everything before this was wasted. Starting over can feel like going back to zero, but Valarie reminds us that it isn’t. You’re not beginning with nothing. You’re beginning with experience, lessons, and wisdom, and most importantly, you’re beginning with God. The shift happens when “I have to rebuild everything” becomes “God, show me how to build from here.” You don’t need the entire plan today. You only need the next faithful step. Today’s prayer asks for courage to begin again, help to see this new beginning as something other than failure, and trust that God can build something meaningful from right where we are. Scripture anchor: Lamentations 3:22-23, “His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” If you’d like encouragement and prayer support as you rebuild, the Inner Chamber is a free community of believers growing together. Join at divine515.com/free. Ask yourself, “What’s one faithful step I can take today?” Then take it, knowing God goes with you. And share this prayer with someone who is rebuilding after a hard season. Starting over isn’t starting empty. The post Letting Go | Embracing a Fresh Start appeared first on Divine 515.
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October 16 · 3 min
Letting Go | When God Closes a Door
You prayed. You prepared. You tried, and you believed. And still, the door closed. Closed doors can feel personal, and disappointment can quickly turn into the question “Why, God?” Valarie reminds us that we often judge a closed door by what we lost, without yet knowing what God may be protecting us from or redirecting us toward. Not every closed door is punishment. Sometimes it’s direction. Instead of spending all our energy trying to reopen what’s been shut, prayer helps us ask, “Where are You leading me now?” You can grieve a closed door without camping outside of it. Today’s prayer asks God for peace about the doors that have closed, healing for our disappointment, and eyes to see where He is leading next. Scripture anchor: Revelation 3:7, “What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.” Inside the Inner Chamber, believers are building prayer rhythms that help them recognize God’s direction through real-life transitions and difficult seasons. Join free at divine515.com/free. Maybe today’s prayer isn’t “God, reopen the door.” Maybe it’s “God, show me where to walk next.” A closed door doesn’t mean God has stopped moving. The post Letting Go | When God Closes a Door appeared first on Divine 515.
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October 15 · 3 min
Letting Go | When God Says Move On
You keep looking back, hoping something will return to the way it was. A relationship, an opportunity, a season of life you weren’t ready to see end. Sometimes we’re waiting for God to restore something He’s actually asking us to release. Moving forward means accepting that something has to change, or already has, and that can feel painful. Valarie reassures us that letting go doesn’t mean what happened didn’t matter. It did. Something can be meaningful for one season without being meant for every season. Prayer helps us honor what was without becoming trapped there. Today’s prayer asks God for discernment to recognize when He’s calling us forward, grace to release what has ended without bitterness or fear, gratitude for what was, and faith for what He’s doing now. Scripture anchor: Isaiah 43:18-19, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!” If you’re walking through a season of transition, the Inner Chamber is a free community of believers growing together through prayer and Scripture. Join at divine515.com/free. Take a quiet moment today and ask, “Am I waiting for something to return that God is asking me to release?” Don’t force an answer. Just bring the question to Him, and share this prayer with someone who’s struggling to move forward. The post Letting Go | When God Says Move On appeared first on Divine 515.
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October 14 · 4 min
Letting Go | Surrender the Outcome
You’ve prayed about it. You’ve laid it before God. But if you’re honest, you’re still holding on to exactly how, when, and in what way you want it to turn out. Valarie gently points out that sometimes what we call surrender is really a plan we’re asking God to approve. True surrender leaves room for Him to answer differently than we expected. Letting go of control is hard because we have real hopes and preferences, but trusting God means believing His wisdom is still good even when His answer looks different from ours. We can ask boldly and still surrender completely. Those aren’t opposites. That’s trust. Today’s prayer brings our desires honestly before Him while releasing our demand to control the outcome, asking for faith to trust His wisdom, His timing, and His direction. Scripture anchor: Psalm 37:5, “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and He will do this.” If you’d like ongoing encouragement as you grow a stronger prayer life, the Inner Chamber offers a Christ-centered community, prayer support, and opportunities to go deeper in God’s Word. Join free at divine515.com/free. Open your hands today and pray, “Father, I’ve done what I can. The rest belongs to You.” Then resist the urge to pick it back up. And if this week’s prayers have helped you release some pressure, share Divine515 with someone who needs that same freedom. The post Letting Go | Surrender the Outcome appeared first on Divine 515.
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October 13 · 4 min
Letting Go | Trusting God with Tomorrow
You’re physically living in today, but your mind is already three weeks ahead. What if this happens? What if that doesn’t work? What if there isn’t enough? Tomorrow hasn’t even arrived, and you’re already carrying its weight. Valarie is quick to say that planning is wise. But when planning turns into worry, we end up living through situations that haven’t happened yet. Jesus brings our attention back to today: today’s grace, today’s strength, and today’s responsibilities. It’s okay to pray simply, “Father, give me what I need for today.” You can plan for tomorrow without carrying tomorrow, because God will meet you there when you arrive. Today’s prayer asks Him to keep us from carrying tomorrow before it comes, give us wisdom for today, and bring our racing thoughts back to His presence. Scripture anchor: Matthew 6:34, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.” For more practical prayer strategies that help you bring God into everyday life, the Inner Chamber is a free community you can join at divine515.com/free. The next time you catch yourself worrying about tomorrow, ask whether there’s something you need to do today. If not, release it. Today’s grace is for today’s weight. The post Letting Go | Trusting God with Tomorrow appeared first on Divine 515.
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October 13 · 4 min
Letting Go | When You Can’t Control the Outcome
You’ve planned more, thought more, and analyzed more. If you’re honest, you’ve worried more too, all in the hope that managing every detail will keep disappointment away. Valarie talks openly about how control gives us a temporary sense of security, and how trying to hold what belongs to God eventually leaves us exhausted. Some things are simply beyond our reach. Trust asks something different of us: to faithfully do what God has given us to do, then release the outcome to Him. Prayer helps us separate responsibility from control by asking two simple questions. What is mine to do, and what belongs to God? Surrender isn’t passivity or giving up. It’s trust. Today’s prayer asks God to show us where we’re holding what belongs in His hands, give us wisdom for our responsibilities, and remind us when uncertainty makes us anxious that He is already there. Scripture anchor: Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Inside the Inner Chamber, believers are learning practical ways to build prayer into everyday situations, with Scripture-based encouragement to keep growing. Join free at divine515.com/free. This week, take pen and paper and make two columns: “What can I do?” and “What must I trust God with?” Then pray over both. Do what you can, and trust God with what you can’t. The post Letting Go | When You Can’t Control the Outcome appeared first on Divine 515.
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October 13 · 5 min
Letting Go | When You Can’t Control the Outcome
You’ve planned more, thought more, and analyzed more. If you’re honest, you’ve worried more too, all in the hope that managing every detail will keep disappointment away. Valarie talks openly about how control gives us a temporary sense of security, and how trying to hold what belongs to God eventually leaves us exhausted. Some things are simply beyond our reach. Trust asks something different of us: to faithfully do what God has given us to do, then release the outcome to Him. Prayer helps us separate responsibility from control by asking two simple questions. What is mine to do, and what belongs to God? Surrender isn’t passivity or giving up. It’s trust. Today’s prayer asks God to show us where we’re holding what belongs in His hands, give us wisdom for our responsibilities, and remind us when uncertainty makes us anxious that He is already there. Scripture anchor: Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Inside the Inner Chamber, believers are learning practical ways to build prayer into everyday situations, with Scripture-based encouragement to keep growing. Join free at divine515.com/free. This week, take pen and paper and make two columns: “What can I do?” and “What must I trust God with?” Then pray over both. Do what you can, and trust God with what you can’t. The post Letting Go | When You Can’t Control the Outcome appeared first on Divine 515.
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October 12 · 3 min
Letting Go | When God Says Wait
The opportunity looks right. The timing looks right. You’re ready, or at least you think you are. And still, the only answer you seem to be getting from God is “wait.” Valarie reminds us that waiting can feel a lot like rejection, but a delay isn’t always a denial. Sometimes God is preparing our circumstances, sometimes He’s preparing other people, and sometimes He’s preparing us. Instead of fighting the waiting season, she invites us to welcome God into it and ask what He wants us to see or develop while we wait. Today’s prayer asks for patience and endurance, for help not to confuse delay with rejection, and for God to use this season to strengthen our faith and prepare our hearts for what comes next. Scripture anchor: Isaiah 40:31, “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.” The Inner Chamber is a free community designed to help you stay spiritually grounded through seasons like this one, with Scripture-based encouragement, prayer, and connection. Join at divine515.com/free. Instead of asking only when God will change this, ask what He is developing in you while you wait. Don’t waste the waiting. Let Him use it. The post Letting Go | When God Says Wait appeared first on Divine 515.
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October 10 · 4 min
Letting Go | Waiting on God’s Timing
You prayed. You meant it. And nothing seems to have changed. Somewhere in the silence, a quiet question creeps in: Did God even hear me? Valarie offers a picture many of us know well. When a teacher hands out a test, she goes quiet, not because she’s left the room, but because the student needs space to work. God’s silence doesn’t mean God’s absence. When we mistake delay for inactivity, we’re tempted to force a door or create our own answer. Today’s prayer asks God to keep us from forcing what He hasn’t released, to give us patience, strengthen our faith, and help us trust that He is working even when we cannot see it. Waiting isn’t wasted when He is developing something in us. Scripture anchor: Psalm 27:14, “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” If you’re in a waiting season, you don’t have to wait alone. The Inner Chamber is a free community of believers praying, growing, and encouraging one another. Join at divine515.com/free. Share this prayer with someone who’s waiting too, and ask God today: “What can I be faithful with while I wait?” The post Letting Go | Waiting on God’s Timing appeared first on Divine 515.
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October 9 · 3 min
Letting Go | Surrendering Your Unknowns to God
You’re waiting on the doctor’s call, the job decision, the conversation that could change everything. Sometimes not knowing feels harder than hearing the answer you were dreading. When we don’t have certainty, we start filling in the blanks ourselves, and fear usually writes the worst version of the story. Valarie points out that the psalmist doesn’t say he’ll trust God once he’s no longer afraid. Fear and faith often show up in the same moment, and the question is which one we’ll follow. Today’s prayer brings our uncertainty to God and asks Him to draw us back to what we know about Him when fear starts filling in the blanks: He is faithful, present, and always trustworthy. Scripture anchor: Psalm 56:3, “When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.” Inside the Inner Chamber, you can submit prayer requests and know others are joining you in prayer through life’s uncertain seasons. Join free at divine515.com/free. When uncertainty starts asking “What if?”, answer with this: “Even if I don’t know what happens next, I know God will be with me.” The post Letting Go | Surrendering Your Unknowns to God appeared first on Divine 515.
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October 9 · 4 min
Letting Go | Trusting God When You Want Control
You call it being prepared. But underneath all the planning and managing is a quiet hope that if you hold everything tightly enough, nothing will catch you off guard. Valarie talks honestly about how control can disguise itself as responsibility, and how past hurt can make uncertainty feel unbearable. There are things we can influence, things we’re responsible for, and things that simply belong to God. Today’s prayer asks Him to show us the difference: what’s ours and what’s His. It asks for wisdom to handle our responsibilities and faith to release everything else, trusting the One who never leaves us and always knows what’s best. Scripture anchor: Proverbs 3:5, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” The Inner Chamber is a free community where believers practice this kind of trust together through prayer and Scripture. Join at divine515.com/free. Today, name one thing you’ve been trying to control and intentionally place it in God’s hands. And if you know someone carrying the pressure of holding everything together, share this prayer with them. The post Letting Go | Trusting God When You Want Control appeared first on Divine 515.
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October 7 · 5 min
Letting Go | Finding Rest in God
You’ve carried it so long that it’s started to feel like part of who you are. And the thought of finally putting it down feels almost as frightening as holding on. Hurt, the past, regret, disappointment, unforgiveness, worry. Different burdens, but every one of them is exhausting when we carry it alone. As the first week of Letting Go comes to a close, Valarie reminds us that your burden is not your identity, and letting go doesn’t mean you’ll never think about it again. It means you know where to take it when it returns. Jesus doesn’t say fix it first or figure it all out first. He simply says come. Today’s prayer brings everything we’ve been struggling to release to the throne and asks for the trust to set it down and receive the rest He offers. Scripture anchor: Matthew 11:28, “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” If you want to keep growing in a Christ-centered community where prayer, Scripture, encouragement, and connection are part of the journey, there’s a place for you inside the Inner Chamber. It’s free to join at divine515.com/free. If these prayers are helping you, share Divine515 with someone carrying something heavy today. Your share may be their invitation to begin letting go. The post Letting Go | Finding Rest in God appeared first on Divine 515.
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October 6 · 4 min
Letting Go | Casting Your Anxieties on God
Your mind keeps running through every worst-case scenario, even the ones that haven’t happened yet. Worry tells you that if you keep thinking about it, you’re keeping it under control. But worry doesn’t give us control. It only gives the problem more room in our minds. Valarie looks at Peter, who wrote about anxiety from firsthand experience, and how he invites us to be specific with God and to remember why we can let go: because He cares for us, and He cannot lie. Today’s prayer hands Him the worries we’ve been carrying, asking for wisdom for what we can address, faith to release what we can’t control, and His peace to guard our hearts when anxiety returns. Scripture anchor: 1 Peter 5:7, “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.” If you’re learning to build an everyday rhythm of prayer, the Inner Chamber offers Scripture-based encouragement and practical resources to help you keep growing. Join free at divine515.com/free. Every time the worry comes back today, turn it into a prayer. You don’t have to carry tomorrow while you’re still living today. The post Letting Go | Casting Your Anxieties on God appeared first on Divine 515.
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