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The Apostle Paul provides one more way to deal with our anxiety. When an eternal perspective and the affirming words of others aren’t enough to get us through the canyon of stress and anxiety, Paul offers us a counterintuitive avenue to help us face the future. This avenue is simply this… Stay in Your Lane!…

What if… You’ve really worked hard to develop an eternal perspective. And you’ve focused on the hope that is yours in Christ. And you’ve reminded yourself that Earth is not your home; a better place awaits you. What if, after doing All Of The Things, you still find yourself staring over the cliff of anxiety? …

Does reading about Paul’s struggle with anxiety give you hope? I don’t know about you, but I feel very understood when comparing my struggles with Paul’s. Like Paul, I can have lots of unfortunate circumstances in my life, such as broken cars, overdue bills, sudden moves, too much busyness, and more, but I’ll still sleep…

Have you ever met someone, looked at their life, and thought to yourself, “How in the world are they surviving?” This 5th lesson on anxiety will actually spill over into Lesson 6. We’ll linger and closely examine the life of the Apostle Paul. Please believe me when I say that when it comes to life’s…

Did you know that anxiety can affect our ability to engage effectively in all areas of life? Whether it’s an inability to complete our daily responsibilities, struggling with relationships, or finding ourselves distanced from God, anxiety is a destroyer. And, it doesn’t simply affect us. The people who love us most will be hurt by…

What is the opposite of anxiety or anxious thinking? When I think about how I feel when anxiety is driving my emotions, the opposite emotion that I’m craving is peace. While anxiety feels insecure, unstable, and troubling, peace offers comfort, stillness, and security. Our Lord wants us to experience peace. Does that surprise you? He…

Anxiety is one of those weird words that we all use frequently, but it means something different to everyone who uses it.  Some people have anxiety about an upcoming test, while others have anxiety about the loss of a job. One of my daughters dealt with the unrelenting anxiety of a young husband who had…

Part One of a Study on Anxiety The Bible has much to say about the topic of anxiety. We are given admonitions not to be anxious, encouragement to deal with anxiety wisely, and warnings to avoid those things that cause us to shrink away anxiously. However, before we can even begin to examine these truths,…

Arresting Arrested Development As professional Biblical counselors, more and more, we are dealing with marital issues between young men who are exhibiting arrested development and their equally young wives who married them fully expecting to change their husband’s behavior. Soon after marriage, these couples find themselves at odds with one another. It’s a lose-lose situation.…

Have you ever experienced a drought? Living in Texas and North Carolina, I became used to our towns putting in place water limitations because of drought-like conditions. Hot and dry is not my favorite feeling! If you’ve read any American History books (or even Little House on the Prairie), you’ll understand how devastating droughts were…