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In her dim bedroom on a stormy night, Jordy sits on the bed hugging a small glowing bedside lamp as lightning shadows dance across the walls; her face shows determined calm.
Jordy, seven, hugged her little bedside light. Storm shadows wriggled, waltzing across the night. She whispered, "Let your light shine" (Matthew 5:16), bright. "With God near, I will stand in might."
A dark upstairs hallway at night stretches behind Jordy, who tiptoes forward with wide eyes, hand extended toward a distant light switch; moonlight from a window casts faint silvery stripes on the floor.
The hallway yawned long, the switch out of sight. Jordy tiptoed, knuckles tight. She whispered, "The Lord is my light" (Psalm 27:1), tonight. "With you, I walk by faith, not sight."
Inside the brightly lit school corridor, Jordy stands before a bulletin board reading a colorful flyer that shouts “Auditions for the play!”, her knees slightly bent and lips nervously pressed together.
A school flyer shouted, "Auditions for the play!" Jordy's knees wobbled; her heart whispered, "Stay." She read, "Be strong and courageous" (Joshua 1:9) today. God goes with me; I'll try anyway.
Evening lamplight fills Jordy’s bedroom as she practices lines before a tall mirror, holding a crinkled script; her cheeks flush when a hiccup pops out, then soften into a confident smile.
In her room, Jordy practiced, voice sincere. She hiccupped, then smiled, "You're with me here." "God gave power, love, self-control" (2 Timothy 1:7), clear. I'll face stage; I won't bow to fear.
Wind rattles half-closed blinds in Jordy’s dusky room; she sits cross-legged on the floor, eyes closed and hands folded over her chest, breathing slowly while the lamp flickers above her.
Wind whooshed; blinds rattled in gust. Jordy breathed slowly, "In God I trust." She whispered, "When I'm afraid, I trust in you" (Psalm 56:3), trust. Lights dimmed; Jordy's heartbeat found steady trust.
Morning sunlight dances through leafy shadows onto Jordy, who kneels on her bed with an open Bible balanced on one knee, smiling peacefully in the warm golden glow.
Morning sun peeked through the dancing tree. She opened her Bible, cozy on one knee. "Faith is confidence... not seen" (Hebrews 11:1), said she. "I trust your promises, though I can't see."
At her cluttered art desk on a bright afternoon, Jordy leans over a poster covered in vivid markers, carefully lettering ‘Trust the Lord; paths made straight’, tongue peeking from a focused grin.
Jordy drew a poster, colors bright and great. She wrote, "Trust the Lord; paths made straight" (Proverbs 3:5-6). "Guide me kindly; make my steps straight." Worries thinned; courage stood up straight.
Under rehearsal spotlights on the empty school stage, Jordy stands center with one hand over her fluttering stomach and the other clutching her script, exhaling slowly as calm confidence settles on her face.
At rehearsal, Jordy stepped onto the scene. Her stomach fluttered like leaves bright green. She whispered, "I can do all things" (Philippians 4:13), serene. "Christ strengthens me," she smiled, calm between.
On the sunny playground, Jordy grips the first rung of a tall metal ladder, gazing upward with a determined grin while other children chase balls in the blurred background.
At recess, the tall playground ladder stood near. Jordy gulped once, then grinned ear to ear. "Do not fear; I'm with you" (Isaiah 41:10), clear. "Step by step, God holds me here."
Nighttime stage lights blaze over Jordy in costume as she steps to the microphone center-stage, arms open and face shining with joyous confidence before the darkened audience silhouettes.
Show night came; stage lights blazed bright. She prayed, "Be strong in the Lord" (Ephesians 6:10), tonight. She whispered, "Let your light shine" (Matthew 5:16), bright. Her voice rang, filling hearts with light.
Backstage under warm work lights, Jordy stands smiling, Bible tucked under one arm, as two classmates crowd close listening eagerly; she gestures gently while sharing her verses.
Curtains closed; cheers echoed through the day. Jordy thanked God, smiling a humble way. Classmates asked, "How'd you stand so brave today?" She shared verses, "God is with us; let's pray."
Late evening in her softly lit bedroom, Jordy snuggles beneath a patterned quilt holding her glowing bedside lamp, eyes closed in peaceful prayer as stars shimmer faintly through the window.
Back home, Jordy snuggled, calm as eve. She prayed, "Don't be afraid; just believe" (Mark 5:36). "With you beside me, I'll bravely achieve." Her light of faith glowed warm, like quiet eve.