My battle with anxiety has been a fought since childhood. I remember my mother always saying to me, “Lindsey, you worry too much.” Growing up in a dysfunction family where it was often difficult and emotionally unsafe to express myself, I was forced to figure out how to cope with my anxiety in various ways while picking up horrible habits.

However, one healthy habit that became a deep passion of mine was writing/journaling.

While I grew up in , I always felt ashamed about my anxiety as a Christian. I believed that God would reject me because of my anxiety. After all, I was taught Christians “weren’t allowed to be anxious” if they had Jesus. This belief stayed with me for years and lasted into adulthood. While I continue to journal about my anxiety, I never really got the root of it of how to deal with it.

Fast forward to 2018, I was newly married and dealing with a series of difficult and painful events that caused me to have an “emotional and mental crash.” It was there I was forced to face my anxiety head-on. Through the encouragement, prayers, support of my husband, I would embark on a journey with God that would deliver and heal me from anxiety.

The journals that only spoke about my anxiety soon turned into personal prayer journals to God. My writings became personal letters to God as I questioned, learned, listen, grew, and poured my heart out to Him as He lovingly healed me through anxiety in my life and relationship with Him.

Of course, my blog isn’t always going to be about anxiety all the time...

I’ll also be sharing my personal musings like books, bible studies, and other blessings and lessons showcasing God’s goodness in the extraordinary and everyday.

My mission and prayer is that you will be:

• Encouraged: Know that Jesus is for you and not against you. You don’t need to be ashamed nor hide your anxiety. You are eternally loved, saved by grace and healed because of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross for your mistakes, sins, and even challenges. God has a plan for your life even through your anxiety (Romans 8:31, Ephesians 2:8-9, John 3:16, Jeremiah 31:3, 29:11).

  Challenged: God has called you to higher and better through His Word and His plans work together for your good. God will often require to do the heart work for your healing so you can be set free from anxiety. (2 Timothy 3:16, Romans 8:28).

• Empowered: God has given everything you need in Himself to be a light in this increasingly dark world. Know that you are a light in Christ because He is the light of the world and you have the power to bold proclaim and shine that light. Anxiety will not stand a chance when you’re empowered through Christ’s Spirit. (Matthew 5:14-16, 1 Thessalonians 5:5, John 9:5)