Author Jessica Musgrove https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/ Author. Singer. Actress. My King is a dragon-slayer. Wed, 23 Jul 2025 22:29:17 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-Screenshot_20220322-1116522-e1691324513998-32x32.jpg Author Jessica Musgrove https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/ 32 32 July 23 https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/july-23/ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 22:29:14 +0000 https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/?p=1709 Today is July 23rd. Today marks two years since losing my dad to a heart attack. Reflecting on that has been weird. Not overly dramatic but full of many different emotions. This morning, I woke up to the sound of my husband taking a shower in our bathroom. I snuggled my Yorkie poo named Biscuit […]

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]]> Strengthen Your Heart https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/strengthen-your-heart/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:22:22 +0000 https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/?p=1704 James 5:8 says, “You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near.” What does it mean to strengthen your heart? A cardiologist might tell you to eat heart-healthy meals, to get plenty of exercise, to stay hydrated, and to drink less caffeine. But this verse is not talking about […]

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]]> So Far From Perfect https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/so-far-from-perfect/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 20:09:57 +0000 https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/?p=1602 Why do I not sit at Your feet more? You who long to teach and mold me. Why do I clutter my mind with useless things? Temporary, rust-and-destroy things That cause me to miss out on the peace You give. You are the King of Peace, The King of righteousness. And then there’s me, So […]

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]]> The Lord Sustains Me https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/the-lord-sustains-me/ Tue, 22 Aug 2023 03:31:05 +0000 https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/?p=1364 “But You are a shield around me, O LORD; You bestow glory on me and lift my head. To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy hill. I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.”Psalm 3:3-5 The Lord sustains me. Sustains. Meaning “to uphold”; “to […]

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]]> I am Weak, But He is Strong https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/i-am-weak-but-he-is-strong/ https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/i-am-weak-but-he-is-strong/#respond Wed, 12 Apr 2023 15:44:59 +0000 https://authorjessicamusgrove.wordpress.com/?p=948 I Peter 1: 5 speaks of those who are saved by grace through faith in Jesus. It says, “…who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” In other words, those whose love of Jesus is sincere will stand the test of time. […]

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]]> https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/i-am-weak-but-he-is-strong/feed/ 0 Sustenance Given By the Holy Spirit https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/sustenance-given-by-the-holy-spirit/ https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/sustenance-given-by-the-holy-spirit/#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2022 19:31:03 +0000 https://authorjessicamusgrove.wordpress.com/?p=895 I just had an epiphany–a God-given one, that is. When I was younger, a dear Bible teacher (incredibly solid and rooted in Christ!) gave my class an analogy about sanctification. Picture two dogs fighting each other. They are owned by the same owner. Before the dog fight, the owner decides to feed one but not […]

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]]> https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/sustenance-given-by-the-holy-spirit/feed/ 0 Things God Has Taught Me in My Twenties https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/things-god-has-taught-me-in-my-twenties/ https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/things-god-has-taught-me-in-my-twenties/#respond Wed, 08 Jun 2022 18:30:29 +0000 https://authorjessicamusgrove.wordpress.com/?p=869 A month ago, I turned 29. The last year of my twenties. What an awesome decade it has been! I graduated from college; I taught elementary art; I overcame depression and rekindled my love of writing stories; I worked as a photographer; I performed in sixteen shows, five of which were main roles and one […]

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]]> https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/things-god-has-taught-me-in-my-twenties/feed/ 0 Giving Careful Thought https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/giving-careful-thought/ https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/giving-careful-thought/#respond Tue, 21 Dec 2021 19:04:52 +0000 https://authorjessicamusgrove.wordpress.com/?p=732 I can get so overwhelmed so quickly. This world and my flesh constantly screams, “Go, go, go! Do more! Be more!” We live in a world that believes we are supermen and superwomen, and it’s just not true. Apart from God, I am weak. Because I have this physical body, I get tired and cranky. […]

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]]> https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/giving-careful-thought/feed/ 0 The Spotless Lamb https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/the-spotless-lamb/ https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/the-spotless-lamb/#respond Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:45:00 +0000 https://authorjessicamusgrove.wordpress.com/?p=726 “Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us. He will revive us after two days; He will raise us up on the third day, that we may live before Him. So let us know, let us press […]

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]]> https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/the-spotless-lamb/feed/ 0 Find Rest in the Lord https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/find-rest-in-the-lord/ https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/find-rest-in-the-lord/#respond Mon, 11 Oct 2021 18:58:17 +0000 https://authorjessicamusgrove.wordpress.com/?p=716 Isaiah 30:15-22: “This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: ‘In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it. You said, ‘No, we will flee on horses.’ Therefore you will flee! You said, ‘We will ride off on swift […]

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