I can feel when it approaches. Anxiety and worry fill my mind and often I lash out at the ones I love. I start to control anything and everything, including things that I shouldn't. My sleep is interrupted with concern. After feeling miserable (and making others miserable), I realize that I have allowed my enemy FEAR to overwhelm again! The … [Read more...] about What to Do When Fear Overwhelms
Fear
When you are afraid
A Sunday Thought: I love sharing God's word and I was delighted to speak at a Mugs & Muffins Bible Study that is held at a local Pittsburgh Church during the summer. My study was on fear and The Widow of Zarephath found in 1 King 17:7-16. One of the most common commands of the Bible is to not be afraid—over and over again, the Lord tells … [Read more...] about When you are afraid
The solution for when my thoughts get the best of me…
Last week, I was chatting with a friend that I have not spoken to for a couple of months. We had a good conversation catching up with each other's lives, laughing and sharing easily. Yet, after we hung up, my mind started working overtime wondering if there was something wrong since it had been such a long time since we had communicated. I let my … [Read more...] about The solution for when my thoughts get the best of me…
When what I fear happened – Diabetes #2
I started a series on fear, When what you fear actually happens. My first fear that actually happened was my diagnosis of diabetes as a newlywed of 8 days, When what I fear happened - Diabetes. Now it is time to continue in God's story of my 28+ journey through the waters, living with diabetes. Journeying Through the Waters... Remember that what … [Read more...] about When what I fear happened – Diabetes #2
When what I fear happened – Diabetes
I promised to share several of my life fears my post "When what you fear actually happens, and here is the first entry. Fear = Diabetes Growing up, I would hear my parents and grandparents talk about people who had "sugar", and that always bothered me. I knew it was a bad thing, but I also knew that I liked sugar and I couldn't understand how it … [Read more...] about When what I fear happened – Diabetes
When what you fear actually happens
Have you ever noticed that many of things that we are so fearful of never actually happen? We spend a great deal of time worrying and fretting about the things we are afraid are going to happen -- and most of the time, those things don't happen. But there are times when they do and then we must decide how to handle those fears. Many years ago, … [Read more...] about When what you fear actually happens