I woke up last night from a dream where I was back in 2006 as a thirteen-year-old.
If I Could Go Back in Time
How I Learned to Halt Physical Anxiety
Last night, I woke up with an anxious feeling in my stomach. My breaths became shallow and quick, and I felt that familiar feeling of physical anxiety creeping up.
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Fear and Faith Can Coexist
Sometimes I feel guilty about my fear. As a Christian, I have heard the declarations over fear and the claims that it is a sin. I've read all of the verses in scripture that say, "Do not fear." I know that fear, like laziness or greed, is a vice. But is it opposed to faith?
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Where is your faith?
Today I want to share a podcast interview that has been one of the best messages on fear I have ever heard. I hope it inspires you as much as it inspires me!
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You Can Do Anything for an Hour: Teaching with Anxiety
Doing hard things makes us stronger. The more I have been stretched, the bigger I can dream. I used to confine my dreams to my backyard, but now there is possibility. Because I know I can do anything for an hour.
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When Fear is Love
What if being safe and listening the CDC guidelines is not an act of fear at all but an act of love?
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There’s Always Another Monster
I just finished the third draft of my novel, and I'm finally finding room in my mind for more book ideas. I'm dreaming about gardening warriors and a girl with anxiety finding solace in a fantastical world where one's monsters can be beaten. But I'm also fighting some old fears that keep regenerating like so... Continue Reading →
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Anticipation Over Worry
Christian anticipation does more than look ahead--it looks behind at what Jesus has already done to save us, once and for all. Anything we could ever ask for has already been done, so we know our hopes will be fulfilled.
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Finding Confidence by Embracing God’s Power
Self-doubt turns me inward and tells me I'll never be good enough. But the Bible is full of stories of helplessly broken people who were used for God's glory, not because of their confidence or abilities, but because of God's power within them.
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An Anxious Student’s Guide to College
You are not alone, and many like yourself have completed the journey you are just beginning who are ready to tell you that you can do it.
