By the world’s metrics, Jen Lilley is a sure success — but she’s not measuring her accomplishments in accolades and awards; she cares what God thinks of her.
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“The Holy Spirit is my very best friend,” Lilley said, tears in her eyes, on a recent episode of CBN’s “Faith vs. Culture.”
It would be easy to dismiss her words as overly saccharine, but that’s not the case for Lilley. Her faith is genuine — an authentic relationship with God that began in earnest when she was just nine years old.
At the time, Lilley’s parents were Catholic, but had become disenchanted with their church. Knowing she was searching, Lilley’s mother’s optometrist told her about his church, an Episcopalian congregation. The family attended the Protestant church and Lilley went to Sunday school, where she learned about the Old Testament story of Elijah and the widow, found in 1 Kings 17.
The “Days of Our Lives” star recalled going home, grabbing her children’s Bible and a yellow crayon, and beginning to read.
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