Tag: anxiety
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How Suffering Produces Hope
2020 has been a reminder for many that the security systems we have trusted don’t hold up. Now that we are preparing to celebrate Christmas, let it be a reminder that God enters into our fear and brokenness.
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Fear of Change, Moving, and Being Rooted
Can I believe that the future will be even greater than the past? Can I believe that I haven’t yet experienced all there is?
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Where is Your Faith?: Directing Your Fear to the Only One Who is Worthy of it
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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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 […]
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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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Enjoying the Holidays Again: Overcoming Expectations Anxiety
Expectations say that the day must be perfect. Any hint of anxiety is a failure that will ruin the day–and your memories of that day, and your expectations for that day next year–forever. Not eating, escaping to be alone, or missing out on any family tradition is devastating.
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The Benefits of Stooping Down
I wanted to stoop down in the grass and imagine that that–the green and the soil and the sky–were all I needed to survive. Like a bird, I could live above the world that made me anxious.
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Changing Words to Change My Thoughts
Can we change the way we perceive things by changing the language and images we use to think about them?
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Seasons Repeat, But You Don’t Have To
Every fall is like this. On the first day, I step outside, and everything is different. The air is cooler, slightly. There’s a rich, nose-tingling scent of dried leaves.
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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.
Emily Brooks 