Personal reflections and faith-based encouragement for anyone walking through anxiety and serching for peace.
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When Anxiety Won’t Quiet Down… 31 Days For The Anxious Mind A look inside the 31-day guide: Instant download. 96-page full-color PDF. You pray. You read Scripture. You tell yourself to trust. But your thoughts keep racing. You wake up with tension already in your chest. You replay conversations.You imagine worst-case scenarios.You wonder why peace…
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When Anxiety Gets It Wrong So that doctor’s appointment I wrote about in the last post finally happened. And, like so many things anxiety promises, it didn’t happen the way I imagined at all. For a few days leading up to the appointment, I was fixated on my blood pressure. I have what they call…
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I have to go to the doctor this week for a routine check-in, and I’m not happy about it. One of my deepest anxiety triggers is anything related to health or medical issues. Just writing that sentence tightens something in my chest. For me, anxiety doesn’t show up as vague worry—it shows up as very…
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After spending years in the trenches building a business that started off slow and then took off like a rocket, I looked up one day surrounded by new hires, complex processes, new demands for additional growth, and, most importantly, a group of people looking to me to lead them. I found myself in meetings with…
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From the time I was five years old, I was consuming news. My parents still talk about me watching the morning news with Bob Schieffer before they even got out of bed. I’ve always been drawn to current events, information, and, more than anything, the search for truth. Fast forward to today, and we live…
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I went through a season with my anxiety where I would wake up about an hour after falling asleep in a full-on, aggressive panic attack. My wife said she could actually see my heart beating in my chest because of how hard and fast it was pounding. Imagine having a heart rate as high—or higher—than…
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I will never forget the first panic attack I ever experienced. At the time, I was a young dad leading a fast-growing, highly successful business. As my responsibilities increased, so did my awareness of how much depended on me—and how easily it could all be lost if I didn’t perform. Those thoughts slowly took root.…
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Worst-case scenario thinking is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it allows us to see potential danger ahead and prepare for a future that could bring harm to us, our families, or our businesses. Used wisely, this kind of thinking can be healthy and protective. But if you struggle with anxiety, you already know the…
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Migraines used to be a regular byproduct of my nearly constant state of worry and anxiety. For me, it wasn’t just mental stress – it eventually became physical. I would spend so much time mentally managing potential future problems, replaying worst-case scenarios, and trying to stay one step ahead of everything that could go wrong.…