
My Ebenezer Box: Above All
by Marilynn Chadwick
To hold onto hope, we must learn how to guard our minds against "hope killers"—those pesky predators that seek to destroy our God-given dreams as well as our peace of mind. One of the most troublesome hope-killers is anxiety. Like a slow leak, anxiety drains our faith. It fills us with a low-grade dread that steals our joy. Mental health experts are disturbed by the growing numbers of those suffering from anxiety—now the most common mental illness in the United States.
I've discovered a simple prayer that helps quench my anxiety and build hope. I call it "praying beyond"…
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