Posts tagged “Anxiety”
No matter what
I’ve had this repetitive thought in my mind lately. It’s a question, really. It shows up every time I say “I’m so blessed” in…
Search me, God
Someone hurts you, and you’re embarrassed, wounded, and betrayed. You tell yourself and others that you’ve forgiven them, but you nurture your grievance deep…
How to overcome unwanted emotions
Emotions don’t have a morality. They are not good or bad, right or wrong. There is a proper time, place, and purpose for every…
Remind me, Lord
In these times, feeling safe and secure can seem like a relic of the past. Perhaps we used to be able to brush off…
No separation anxiety
I was in a department store one day when suddenly I heard a bloodcurdling scream, followed by relentless sobbing. A little boy had gotten…
God’s timing
I had zero idea what would happen the Saturday after the Tuesday that I released my book. Back on January 7, 2020, I released…
Stock your arsenal
I’m not sure about you, but I don’t have too many enemies. I had that one terrible landlord once, a couple disgruntled employees, and…
Our desire for purpose is a proof of God
Sigmund Freud was one of the principal founders of the science of psychoanalysis and human psychology. He was an atheist who believed humans were…
Stop it!
Way before Bob Newhart played Papa Elf in the wildly popular Christmas movie Elf (and I mean way before, like in my childhood), he…
Are you tired?
The year is rapidly drawing to a close. December 25 has come and gone. Soon the presents will be put away, the fancy dishes…
The answer to anxiety
I used to really love 1 Peter 5:7. Now I really, really love it. That’s the passage where Peter wrote, “Cast all your anxiety…
Praise him in the hallway
When someone shuts a door in your face, it’s unpleasant. Momentum is broken. Communication is shut down. What to do? Pound on the door…