I’ve experienced loss financially, relationally, personally, and professionally. We all have! If we don’t leave the past, then we won’t move forward. It’s difficult to move forward as our flesh wants to luxuriate in the bitterness, anger, and resentment of our past; it’s easier to feel sorry for ourselves than to start over. Let’s consider […]
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Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you (1 Peter 5:6-7, NIV). Psychologists at Penn State decided to find out how many of our worries or anxieties come true. They sent texts four times a day to
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Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in every circumstance. The Lord be with you all! (2 Thessalonians 3:16, NASB) In 2016, my anxiety hit critical mass. I was (and still am) intense, too often introspective, and worry too much. But the anxiety that started in 2016, which I now believe was an attack
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. . .Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you (1 Peter 5:7, ESV). My mind can spin into uncontrollable imagining scenarios. The scenarios rarely happen in reality, but nevertheless, my mind adds anxiety to the spinning. My wife has a simple solution. She says, “You don’t know what’s going to happen, so
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear (1 John 4:18a, ESV). A recent book I read said, “There was little sign of an impending mental illness crisis among adolescents in the 2000s.” This same book indicated that major depression among teens has gone up at least one hundred and fifty percent since
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Confession: I’ve approached the cliff of burnout many times. A pastor today juggles many things, from family to emergencies to meetings to disgruntled congregants, all while maintaining a productive devotional life and writing sermons. That’s me. What’s on your list? Is there a way to avoid burnout? Let me share three passages where I’ve found
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But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith? (Luke 18:8, NLT). In the end-times, trials and difficulties will come with increasing frequency and intensity. If we are prepared, trials shouldn’t create anxiety. The Bible says that we are to live by faith from the beginning
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Consider humility as a cure for anxiety. Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you (1 Peter 5:6-7, ESV). Anxiety costs a lot of money. It’s estimated that 30 percent of Americans are affected by
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In this Interruption I’m entering the confessional booth and you are taking my confession. Please note: I’m the #1 consumer of God’s grace in the history of Christianity. Paul said at the end of his writings that he was the #1 sinner (1 Timothy 1:15). I’m in good company with needing God’s grace. Whenever something