When I am stressing out, there is only one thing that I know to do – pray. When we slow ourselves down enough to talk with God about our problems and stresses, it is a calming thing. Prayer is meant to calm you while you lay your problems at His feet.
When our brains won’t stop and all we can think about is that one thing that keeps us up at night, God is able to help.
Anxiety and mental illness are popular topics these days, as so many Americans seem to struggle with these in one aspect or another. But what if it’s not you, but your spouse, who faces this daily struggle? How do you live day in and day out with the constant reality of anxiety that is not your own?
Suffering is really hard, and sometimes there is no way to make any sense of it. But God Himself is with you. He is waiting, full of grace, to restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you in Christ Jesus.
Why is it that we ignore the sin that we don’t want to let go of? We cannot stick our heads in the sand. Pretending to not be convicted of your sin is not the same as not being convicted. Ignoring the problem will not make it go away.
With so many of life’s demands vying for your attention every day, the idea of being still before God seems laughable. In our fast paced, success driven American culture, sitting in silence feels like a waste of our time. But it’s important.
God says that He is here to comfort us in our distress and that when we ask, He gives abundantly so that we, in turn, can comfort others.
When searching for inner peace, these three simple strategies are the only tried and true methods that I have found that actually work.
Many suggest rekindling love by creating romantic settings to spice up your intimacy, but there is a better way to show love.