It's easy to feel stressed, overwhelmed, and anxious when we focus on the turmoil in the world (or our own lives). However, there is hope! My guest on the podcast today, Brant Hansen, reminds us that we truly can have peace and abiding joy - no ... [ Read More ]
Daniel Fusco: Unlocking Resilience When Life is a Mess
When trials and hard times come into our lives, we can find ourselves questioning God and becoming bitter. On today's episode of The Christian Habits Podcast (links below), I talk with Daniel Fusco about how developing resilience during trials can ... [ Read More ]
How to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed – 5 Steps
Do you ever feel like you have a million things to do, but you only have time and energy for about three things? Do you often ignore the important things in life because you're too busy doing the million things in life? If so, you're in the same boat ... [ Read More ]
7 Ways to Stop Being Overwhelmed
I just got back from a wonderfully relaxing camping trip to the Utah desert. Other than, "Which trail should we hike?" and "Which of the meals we brought along should we have for supper?" life was pretty much planned out for us: Get up. Make ... [ Read More ]
4 Lies That Make You Feel Overwhelmed
Lately I've been feeling overwhelmed with life. As I go to God for help, the same lies keep surfacing. Here they are: four lies that lead to stress -- and the truth that will make life a little more relaxing: 1. It will be easier to do it ... [ Read More ]
How to Make Decisions Without Going Crazy
When our youngest daughter was born, we gave our 4-year old son a choice: fly with me to Grandma and Grandpa’s to show them the new baby or stay home with his dad and siblings. He agonized for days over the decision – not because he didn’t love ... [ Read More ]
Bible Study: Keeping the Faith in the Storms of Life
It’s easy to get caught up in our problems and think, my life is a wreck and it's not going to change. Our eyes are on the problems and we begin to lose hope. When that happens to me, my best and often only hope is to get into the Word and see my ... [ Read More ]
Seven Questions that will Help You Let Go of Stress
Do you ever get so stressed you have a hard time relaxing? I've been feeling that way a lot lately. Between the i-phone app, various writing projects, and regular life, I'm feeling overwhelmed. Too often I handle the stress by continuing to work ... [ Read More ]