Hope & Help For Your Anxiety
02/11/25 • 49 min
Today, we're diving into the topic of anxiety and aiming to leave you feeling hopeful and equipped to starve out the worry in your life. I’ll share my experiences with anxiety, including postpartum struggles and my first panic attack. We'll distinguish between true anxiety and anxious thinking.
For those feeling anxious, I’ll offer some hope through scripture, prayer, and ways to help you renew your mind and redeem your thought patterns. Remember, God hasn’t given us a spirit of fear but of power, love, and self-control. To manage anxiety, I suggest things like cutting out caffeine, improving sleep habits, staying hydrated, and avoiding social media or true crime shows. It’s crucial to address any underlying triggers and lean on the support of friends, family, and scripture. Together, we can pursue peace and find comfort in Christ!
Recommendations
Book: Get Out of Your Head - Jennie Allen
Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPcD77cjrpk
Song: Still Waters (Psalm 23)
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Today, we're diving into the topic of anxiety and aiming to leave you feeling hopeful and equipped to starve out the worry in your life. I’ll share my experiences with anxiety, including postpartum struggles and my first panic attack. We'll distinguish between true anxiety and anxious thinking.
For those feeling anxious, I’ll offer some hope through scripture, prayer, and ways to help you renew your mind and redeem your thought patterns. Remember, God hasn’t given us a spirit of fear but of power, love, and self-control. To manage anxiety, I suggest things like cutting out caffeine, improving sleep habits, staying hydrated, and avoiding social media or true crime shows. It’s crucial to address any underlying triggers and lean on the support of friends, family, and scripture. Together, we can pursue peace and find comfort in Christ!
Recommendations
Book: Get Out of Your Head - Jennie Allen
Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPcD77cjrpk
Song: Still Waters (Psalm 23)
Join my email list: https://justinecheri.ck.page/3837c183df
Follow Along
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justinecheri/
Twitter/X: https://x.com/justinecordway
Website: https://www.justinecheri.com/
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In today's episode, we're diving into the issue of having a critical spirit, especially as it's been absorbed into our culture and personal relationships through social media. There’s a lot of negativity out there, especially from some Christian commentators who thrive on judgment and condescension. This creates a culture where conflict and critique get the most attention, which unfortunately seeps into the Church. If we truly reflect on our own sin in light of Christ’s righteousness, we’ll stop fixating on others’ flaws. Our words should radiate grace instead of pride.
The true enemy is Satan. He thrives on a divided church and loves to see us distracted by pointless arguments and disagreements. When our hearts are hardened, we fall right into his trap. But when we embrace God’s love and recognize our own faults, we’re much less likely to disparage others. The struggle is real, and whether we see it or not, our culture’s fixation on conflict is hardening our hearts toward each other, and creating a culture of critical spirits.
Recommendations
Tim Mackie - Paradise Now sermon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQlH-WfmZms
Lisa Harper - Back Porch Theology, Kicking Critical Spirits to the Curb:
https://www.accessmore.com/episode/Kicking-Critical-Spirits-to-the-Curb
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Lisa Harper - https://www.lisaharper.org/backporchtheology
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Transcript
Jesus died for our sins, but he also died to redeem our stories and to restore us into not only a right relationship with God, but also right thinking because he's good and he's kind, right? He restores all things. He redeems all things for good.
SPEAKER_00And I hope that encourages you today, even if you're really feeling like all hope is lost.
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