Tag Archives: Worry

31 DAYS TO A BETTER PRAYER LIFE | DAY 20: CONFESS YOUR FEARS

Several weeks ago I was admitted to the hospital with sepsis.  One of the symptoms I had was feeling disoriented.  While in the hospital I was given medicine to help with nausea that also made me drowsy.

As I would drift in and out of sleep I had great difficulty when I would wake up.  Each time I would wake up I was disoriented.  It would take me several minutes to figure out where I was and why I was there.  I was aware enough to know that I would go through this process each time I would come to myself and it created a lot of anxiety. Continue reading →

31 DAYS TO A BETTER PRAYER LIFE | DAY 11: EMOTIONS

Our emotions are given to us by God. The spectrum our emotions cover is incredible.

We may be completely overjoyed that expressive words pour out of us, or we may be so crushed with despair that words fail us. Most days we won’t find ourselves at those extremes. Somewhere in the middle is where we live. Depending on our personalities and circumstances we may deal with our emotions in different ways. Emotions are powerful, they can give us hope or they can deflate us. Continue reading →