One of the common threads I get from people who call me or write to me is their sense of losing their peace. Whether it’s the latest news, recent events in their life or internal struggles they face, their sense of peace is being threatened. Throughout my journey of overcoming anxiety, panic attacks and OCD […]
When my son Maximus was learning to talk as a little boy, one of the first sentences I remember him learning to say is, “Waiting is boring.” He’s right. But learning to wait is one of the most powerful habits to develop. It develops patience, a powerful arsenal in the Kingdom of God. James says […]
Worry is the fear of the future and the fear of tomorrow. It projects into the future what you hope will not happen. Most people waste their lives in the world of worrying, even though we know it will do them no good. Survival mechanisms keep wanting to train us all that worrying will somehow […]
Make a list of the top fears that hold people back and you will find that the “fear of failure” is high on the list. I know it was for me. We all follow various tactics to hide our fears, but if we all got honest, we’d admit that we’ve all had to deal with […]
Sometimes Christians make a statement that isn’t necessarily true in the way they apply it. The saying goes like this, ”God does not give us more than what we can handle.” The saying is based off of 1 Corinthians 10:13, which says, “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; […]
We all want to be loved and experience the depth of connection, but everyone at some point in time finds themselves lying in relationships. It holds us back from the quality of relationships that is available, but we fall into it anyway. Why does this happen? Patterns of Lying If we break down our conversations […]
Taking a stand can be a an incredibly lonely position. Yet masses of people avoid it, due to the fear they battle within. When you choose to do what’s right in the midst of opposition, it can open a door for fear to want to hold you back. Yet there is tremendous freedom and power […]
When I was a young man, if you wanted to ignite instant fear in my body, ask me to speak and share my heart in front of a crowd. Although there was a huge part of me that wanted to be able to do it confidently, there was always that nagging anxiety that would swell […]
When I’m facing circumstances that challenge my faith and seek to pull me into doubt, fear and discouragement, I need some real examples to remind that other people have gone through similar or worse situations. Sadly, looking on social media offers more fabricated phoney stories of success that are social versions of fake news. I […]
If you feel stuck or held back, it may be because fear has trapped you into a position of limitation. Many times, we are held back by the fears that accumulate in our lives. When we face the fear that is driving our limitations, we open up the possibilities of our life like never before. […]