Tag: fear

What Is Worry Really All About? (& a Free Printable!)

Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city. – Proverbs 16:32 My daughter is a worrier. I can neither confirm nor deny that she got this trait from her mother. Ok,… Read More

And Ended Up Being a Window Into My World

Not so long ago, I talked about how I realized that I am a double agent. I outlined 3 steps of how I eased into this role. Today I tackle the last of those steps. Today, let’s talk… Read More

Naked Warrior, Take Heart

For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. – Ephesians 6:12 Some days… Read More

How to Find Rest When Fear Leaves You Restless

“For when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn–conflicts on the outside, fears within” (2 Corinthians 7:5). This is how I feel most days. How about you? When we came… Read More

Do You Feel Like You Have an Expiration Date?

“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (Psalm 90:12). Sometimes this life of chronic illness feels like walking around with an expiration date. The pain reminds us of the weakness of… Read More

The Fear of What is Coming

For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future. – Ephesians 4:4 Hope for the future. Do you remember what that feels like? Mostly these days… Read More

The Maw of Primary Lateral Sclerosis

The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. – Genesis 1:2 When I was in college, my friends and I spent… Read More

The Thing That Makes Us Wishers

Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers… Read More

O, Me of Little Faith

And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea’; and it would obey you. – Luke 17:6 Sometimes my faith… Read More

Wake Up!

Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him,… Read More