The Treasure of Worry
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. C…
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. C…
Calm that anxiety, girl (OR guy)! I wanted to share my techniques for battling anxiety that I have discovered on my journey of healing. I also have C-PTSD, so t
A tribute: lessons in love, resilience, and carrying on. Overcoming panic and anxiety with a few simple phrases from my grandmas legacy
From Guest Blogger Dr. Alan Weisennbacher: The paths in the brain we use most often become highways that the brain takes automatically whenever life throws us a curveball. So, I have some large highways for worry that the brain likes to travel. I know telling myself to “stop worrying” does not wor
I woke up in a bad way. Anxiety, sadness and, the worst, self-pity were flying all around me. The joy-snatching "If-Birds" wanted to nest.
By Elizabeth Prata As keepers of the home, we women are often encouraged to invite or even expect others to visit our homes. The hospitality offered by Lydia, Martha & Mary, the mother of John …
How do you escape the worry cycle? Here are three simple techniques that can break the cycle and direct your brain to more helpful, intentional thoughts.
I know people have made you feel this way—and most likely even your own mind—but you're not crazy. I promise. It's just panic and anxiety.
Life is complicated and often stressful. When we’re blessed to have people who love us with the God-kind of love – people who refuse to believe we’re hopeless even when we believe we are beyond hope – our lives become more manageable.
Ever woken up at 3 a.m. in a panic, unsure if you’ve paid the electric bill? As a single mom and self-employed, Kandice has faced that anxiety and more. Her journey of faith, struggle, and se…
If you want to worry less and pray more, you need to read this post. Worrying and anxiety are diseases many people are suffering from. This has gone s long way to make people become depressed, discouraged and some have even gone ahead to commit suicide. I have provided the first chapter of this interesting […]
Anxiety is a real problem, but let’s not glorify it.
Matthew 6:24-33If anxiety did add hours to our lifespans, many of us would live to be as old as Methuselah, who lived 969 years. But it does not. Quite the opposite. Studies have shown that anxiety can actually subtract hours, even days, from our lives. Anxiety increases our risk for certain illnesses, such as heart disease, which can lead to an early death. Anxiety can also affect our mental health in the form of headaches and depression.Was this why Jesus in today’s passage cautioned his disci
A huge welcome to my guest blogger Erin Ahnfeldt! Erin Ahnfeldt is a high school English teacher who lives with his wife and three kids in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He’s passionate about using his writing to point to the God who not only writes our stories but is also very present in our day-to-day lives. If you’re interested in receiving his honest stories about the struggles and beauty of being a Christian teacher in a public school, click here. ***I struggle with anxiety. Someti
Harper and I were having a visit on Facetime. This five-year-old bundle of love, my niece’s daughter, was telling me all about her Guinea pig, Skitters. Skitters was her new best friend. He went down the sliding board with her, nibbled on baby carrots at tea parties across from her, and nestled in the mini stroller in front of her during walks. Oh, how she loved Skitters.
Sleeping well in a world full of worry. Devotional book with Proverbs 31 ministries. How can we sleep when there's so much to fear?
Here are 5 methods you can use in the moment, as your anxiety rises. They are designed to align your emotions with your body. You are an embodied being [ Aundi Kolber and Try Softer ]—focusing only on your emotions, and not on your body, will hinder your ability to calm your body’s physical response
Image by Alexandra_Koch from Pixabay I have said it before, but here it goes again. “God really does care about the little things in our lives.” The toilet upstairs in our house gets easily clogged…
My anxiety has been replaced with comfort—comfort from knowing, experientially, that God was with me. He was with me then, he is with me now, and he will be with me in the future. He gave me a CHOICE. I chose to believe God’s Word, that he is who he says he is and will do what he says he will do. It
If not dealt with, worry can lead to more severe cases of anxiety and panic attacks. I would love to offer some encourage worried leaders.