Let’s look at what’s wrong with today’s popular positive affirmations. Then, we’ll see what’s right with God-honoring biblical affirmations. There are a lot of fakers out there—that is, “biblical” affirmations that are anything but. Continue Reading →
Read More
If you have a nail stuck in your foot, you don’t hop around naming the ways that God has cared for you in the past. Rather, you take the darn thing out, right? In the same way, when you are angry, anxious, or depressed, remembering God’s faithfulness may be the last thing on your mind. You just want to feel better. Continue Reading →
Read More
Social anxiety disorder is common. Approximately 12 percent of adults in the U.S. meet the criteria for this disorder at some time in their lives. Perhaps you, your friend, or a counselee are among them and need help and hope. In this article, you’ll get a definition of social anxiety, learn the two main types, and discover how to overcome it practically and biblically. Continue Reading →
Read More
It can be difficult to know what to say—and not to say—to an anxious friend, whose heart is captive to fear and needs freedom from her suffering. You want to be an encouragement but not an enabler. Her anxiety seems relentless; day after day, she calls or texts, asking for prayer and hoping for relief. As you minister truth in love to your anxious friend, here are seven things that are often best left unsaid. Continue Reading →
Read More
Doctor after doctor, test after test, confirmed that Susie was just fine. No brain tumor. She did not have the dreaded disease she feared. Yet despite doctors’ reassurances, Susie clung to her stubborn worry that something was terribly wrong with her health. Continue Reading →
Read More