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Last time, we examined the first step in overcoming anxiety and depression – acknowledging your role in the problem. This week, we’ll delve into the next step – identifying the lies you have believed. Fear is a liar. It’s the opposite of faith. Satan tried to invoke fear in Eve when he led her to…

Anxiety and depression can make us feel stuck. We feel like something is happening to us. The reality is, we’re doing it to ourselves. Does that thought surprise you? Have you heard it before? Does it frustrate you? The first step to overcoming any difficulty in life is to accept responsibility for our part in the…

Wake up. Shower and eat. Drive to work. Sit at desk. Go home, eat and sit in front of the TV or computer. Sleep, then do it all over again. How many of us have schedules that keep us…well, physically lazy? For people who are more uptight by nature, driven, and type-A (a.k.a., prone to…

Often in our battle against anxiety, we forget to pay attention to one of the most fundamental aspects of good health – sleep. What are your sleep habits like? Do you get a full eight hours? Do you go to bed at 1 a.m. and get up at 10? Have you noticed a correlation between…

I recently started seeing a Christian counselor again. For me it’s been a wonderful source of accountability to do and practice the things I know I need to, but can come up with a bunch of excuses for not doing them. My counselor lent me a CD series called “Unfettered.” The author, Kerrie Kenyon, emphasizes…

I just saw this at work: “I keep the telephone of my mind open to peace, harmony, health, love, and abundance. Then, whenever doubt, anxiety, or fear try to call me, they will keep getting a busy signal and soon they’ll forget my number.” – Edith Armstrong Reminds me of Philippians 4:8: “Finally, brothers and sisters,…

“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13. Ever feel like your thoughts are so scattered?  Ever have what feels like a million worries and fears in your mind shouting for your attention all at once?  Ever wish that God would just reach down and shut…

The purpose of this blog is to supply encouragement along the journey of life for those who struggle against anxiety and/or depression.  The reason I say “struggle against” is because none of us WANT this struggle, so we want to actively work against it. Worry is sin.  It bankrupts the spirit, it sabotages our day, it creates an…