Debbie W. Wilson

Refreshing Faith

What Would Jesus Say to You About the Coronavirus?

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Have you wondered what Jesus would say to us about the coronavirus? My inbox if full of emails from merchants and event planners sharing precautions they’re executing to protect me from this virus.

My daughter, who works in airline reservations, had her shift hours doubled to handle flight cancelations. It doesn’t take a genius to do the math on that one. Pay your employees overtime to cancel your source of revenue! The threat of this virus has shaken our economy and our sense of well-being.

So, what would Jesus say? Several thoughts come to mind. Let’s look at one.Continue Reading

How to Dismantle Fear of Cancer With Faith Balms

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I grabbed the phone when I recognized the area code. Our friends were calling from across the country. After a recent visit with us, Lon and Trish had returned home and received the shocking news Lon had cancer in both lungs. This friend is like a brother to my husband. They were born on the same day in the same hospital, played baseball together, and were college roommates.

The doctors were wrong. He didn’t have double lung cancer. In this case, double pneumonia and pleurisy were something to celebrate!

Hours later another call sunk my heart. This time the call came from a dear friend who’s served alongside me in ministry for many years. Continue Reading

Worry Has My Number; So Does Jesus

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I don’t look for worry, but worry knows my number. She worms her way into my dreams. She captures my full attention before I know what’s happened. “Not now,” I moan. “Let me sleep.”

My dark dreams can take various shapes. Sometimes I’m back in school and can’t find my class until the day of the final exam. I walk into the exam totally unprepared.

Other times shadows of doom haunt me. Whatever the dream, worry is the common theme. Worry that I’m not prepared or that I lack what I need.

God’s reassured me that He’s bigger than my worries on many occasions. Here are some biblical pictures that have spoken to me.Continue Reading

How to Exchange Fear for Peace

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I’ve put conditions on receiving the peace of God. Before I would accept God’s peace I wanted to see His provision. I inadvertently placed my hope in knowing an answer instead of in trusting a Person.

In other words, I resisted living my faith.

This pattern began in college. At Christmas break of my senior year a sense of panic rose in me when I realized I didn’t know what to do after I graduated. I thought when I know the answer then I’ll have peace.

That February the Lord took hold of me and redirected my life. I knew without a doubt I was to join an international Christian ministry, Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru).

Having clarity dissolved my anxiety—for a while. Then a new worry popped up. Was I supposed to get married? If so, how would I find and recognize the right person?

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