Let’s review some of the reasons why prayers may not be answered. These aren’t the only reasons, of course (i.e., God may simply say “No” to your prayer), but they are some of the warnings we find in Scripture. Also,…

We look here at another example from the Book of Daniel about how Daniel himself handled a severe test of his faith (see Dan 6). Before we start, I want to point out that Daniel is a great source of…

The story in the Book of Daniel about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego in the fiery furnace is hugely inspirational to me (see Dan 3), as they demonstrated calmness, courage, and rock-solid faith in the face of what surely looked to…

Another source of anxiety can be trying to force things to be done in our timing instead of the Lord’s. When there is a mismatch in that area, it creates tension and stress within our minds that can lead to…

Another source of tension is trying to force our will to be done instead of the Lord’s (Mat 6:10). If you are anything like me, you get up first thing in the morning, ready to get started on the day…

The “natural man,” which is still in us even after we are born again (1Co 2:14; Rom 7:23), tends to have much anxiety centered around care and concern for the material things “of this world.” , Notice that…

Not only has Christ “set you free” (see Joh 8:31–32; Eph 4:8; Rom 6:6; 8:2) from bondage under sin, Satan, and death, but He has also given you “a spirit of adoption” into His family (Rom 8:15; cf. 2Ti 1:7),…

One further aspect of living in the Spirit is having a correct priority between the things of this world and the things of God (and heaven). An untold amount of anxiety, stress, worry, and grief is caused by overly prioritizing…

This chapter effectively continues the prior chapter, “Understanding God,” because how well you “trust in” God is intimately tied to how well you understand Him.…

The next step on our journey toward overcoming anxiety, worry, doubt, and fear is to make sure we have a correct understanding of God—His nature, power, presence, might, intelligence (wisdom), love, majesty, holiness, and so on. This understanding is essential…