Finding Hope For Life was a direct answer to prayer. I desperately needed help to face, and work through, a seemingly hopeless dental phobia. I also had other struggles I needed help with, but this one was more immediate because I needed to begin the process of having some pretty extensive dental work done. I was quite literally paralyzed by fear at the mere thought of this, which also led to panic attacks at the thought or mention of a dentist. I was also deeply grieved because I knew that I Continue Reading
Crippled By Anxiety (Testimony)
I have been struggling with anxiety for more than two years. At first it manifested in small ways and I would ignore it. Until one day when I was on the road going home from a meeting with my supervisor. I could not breathe, my body locked, my mind stopped working, my hands could not function, and I was sweating profusely. I parked on the side of the road and just sat in the car next to the highway. I prayed that someone would offer me help but no one did. I finally called two of my Continue Reading
Battling Fear and Anxiety
For as long as I can remember, my life was marked by an off-and-on battle with fear and anxiety. Many of these worries centered around not measuring up – either to God or to other people. And these worries led to intense thoughts of shame and condemnation. Throughout this whole journey, I had grown up in the Church. I called myself a Christ follower. I could recite to you verses like Ephesians 2:8-9: “for by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the Continue Reading