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Faith Over Fear - Calming Anxiety and Fear with Biblical Truth
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Main idea: Connecting with Christ through biblical truth when anxiety, fear and overwhelm hit.
When your thoughts won’t slow down—when one worry turns into another and then another—it can feel impossible to find peace. You try to pray, reason, or fix it, but your mind keeps circling back to the same fear.
In today’s episode, Jennifer and Carol talk about what’s really happening in those spirals and how Scripture helps us interrupt them—not by suppressing anxiety, but by redirecting our thoughts toward truth.
Through a deeply personal conversation about health uncertainty, sleepless nights, and “what if” thinking, they explore how God meets us in our anxiety and teaches us to anchor our minds in His character and promises.
You’ll learn why anxious thoughts feel so believable, how to recognize the stories you’re telling yourself, and how to begin retraining your mind—one thought at a time.
Because peace doesn’t come from controlling outcomes.
It grows where God’s truth takes root.
Download our free When Fear Strikes: 7-Day Reset for Anxious Hearts HERE.
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In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
- Why anxiety often starts with believable but untrue assumptions
- How “what if” thinking pulls us deeper into fear
- What it really means to “take every thought captive”
- Why suppressing anxiety can make it worse
- How to practice the “truth pause” when fear rises
- Simple, practical ways to retrain your mind using Scripture
- How God uses truth, presence, and time to increase your peace
Key Scriptures:
- Psalm 56:3–4 — “When I am afraid, I put my trust in You…”
- Romans 12:2 — “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind”
- Isaiah 26:3 — “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are stayed on You”
- 1 Peter 5:7 — “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you”
- Psalm 62:5–8 — “Find rest, O my soul, in God alone…”
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