When Worry Visits at Night Stress and anxiety often show up at night. Thoughts spin, and sleep feels far away. I’ve been there. Most of us have. Even as believers, we sometimes struggle to find peace when the world seems to be falling apart. But there’s a better way. God offers us another perspective. A […]
Anxiety
Anxiety Has No Place in a Christian’s Heart
It’s no wonder so many Christians are battling anxiety right now. I’ve noticed a common thread among many of my friends lately. They’re dealing with anxiety in one form or another. Some feel a vague sense of unease. Others are facing full-blown panic attacks. It’s not surprising. We’re flooded with news about financial instability, extreme […]
Anxiety Up? What is Your Mind Feasting on?
I chose long ago to ditch News Channels. Somehow, they have to fill in 24 hours of so-called news daily. In my experience, 23 of those 24 hours are filled with fear-mongering and speculative opinionated experts who spew so-called facts that fit the political bias of that news agency. I haven’t watched a national or […]
Overcoming an Undercurrent of Low-Voltage Anxiety
Are you feeling an undercurrent of anxiety lately? Many of my friends exhibit symptoms such as unexplained fatigue, irritability, sleeplessness, and craving for carbohydrates and sugary foods. I am sensing a heaviness and an annoying low-frequency buzz across Social Media and in the lives of those around me. There is a way to combat that. […]
Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain
When our identity and self-worth becomes entangled in how we wish others to view us, we eventually hide behind a curtain woven from the fabric of anxiety and fear. Case in point: The story of Saul found in 1 Samuel 9 and the following chapters. It’s important to realise that there were cracks in Saul’s […]
I Choose Peace – Now More Than Ever
I originally wrote the following devotional in the late 1990s and included it in my book, “Dare to Call Him Friend” in 2016. Five years later, I am convicted by my own words. I must choose peace, now more than ever. Although I was intelligent enough to know that the mere turning of the calendar […]
Even in Uncertain Times, We Must Keep Moving
If I have learned anything in 2020, it is the following. Some of my education has taken place in remedial classes, reviewing material that I apparently knew at one point but had to brush up on: God is good, and His intentions are to bless me and others. He did not cause the events of […]
Pause – Just for Today
Life can be heavy. Wave after wave of ‘what’s next?’ threaten to knock us down. We struggle to find our spiritual balance. The truth is, we are standing on the rock. The truth is we are safe. The truth is we are loved and cherished. But we can’t hear that truth if we are standing […]
Words are Precious Resources, Use Them Wisely
Growing up in North America, I never gave a second thought to the gallons of water I wasted each week as I left the tap running as I brushed my teeth. As a matter of course, I’d flush a single Kleenex down the toilet and not put it in the garbage. From childhood on, I […]