Here are 5 methods you can use in the moment, as your anxiety rises. They are designed to align your emotions with your body. You are an embodied being [ Aundi Kolber and Try Softer ]—focusing only on your emotions, and not on your body, will hinder your ability to calm your body’s physical response to stress. By connecting our emotions with our bodies, we can calm them both down.
Read MoreMy lack of anxiety is a mark of how far God has brought me along the path of trusting Him completely. …
But there’s a step in there I haven’t mentioned—choice. I chose to believe God’s Word, that he is who he says he is and will do what he says he will do. It was a choice. You have the same choice. And that choice is a step away from anxiety. Any step toward trusting God is a step away from anxiety.
Read MoreA Christmas tree can be a tower of remembrance stones. Each ornament has the ability to remind us of the moments and people connected to them—moments and people God providentially placed in our lives for our good. Who has God used to grow you, teach you, and love you? How many moments in your life has God filled with his goodness, his protection, and his presence?
Read MoreTo study the Bible using Homiletics means to break down a passage to learn the specific facts, themes, truths, and applications such that, by the time you finish you could teach it. In this article, I will outline the specific steps to Homiletics, then I will show you how I used them to study Mark 4:35-41.
Read MoreThe first devotional made me cry, not out of sadness, but from a sense of connection I have never before felt to Joni. Joni knew what it was like for me because she had felt it too.
That feeling of being known and understood returned several times as I read through Songs of Suffering. Our situations are remarkably different, but Joni shares many of the same feelings I have experienced. Perhaps you too.
Read MoreYou don’t need the latest Bible study workbook, video, or sermon to study the Bible. There are many outlines that can help you break down a section of scripture for yourself. I’ll share four of them in this article and when they might be a good choice for you. I’ll also show you how I used one to study Mark 4:35-42.
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