Anxiety can mean nervousness, worry, or self-doubt. Sometimes, the cause of anxiety is easy to spot, while other times it may not be. Everyone feels some level of anxiety once in a while. But overwhelming, recurring, or “out of nowhere” dread can deeply impact people.
I would lie awake at night rehearsing scenarios in my head, like a director planning every possible outcome of a movie that hadn’t even started filming. My prayers often sounded more like anxious bargaining than trust: “Lord, please let it work out this way. Please don’t let that happen. Please give me a sign.”
It was 2:17 a.m. when I stared at the glowing numbers on my alarm clock, wishing I could fall asleep. My mind was racing—replaying conversations, imagining worst-case scenarios, worrying about things that hadn’t even happened yet.
I remember the hospital waiting room like it was yesterday. The smell of coffee that had been sitting on the warmer too long ?, the harsh fluorescent lights, the sound of the clock ticking too loudly for the silence in the room. I sat there clutching my Bible, but truthfully, I didn’t feel like reading it.
I’ll never forget the night. It was 2:17 a.m. and I was staring at the ceiling, wide awake, heart pounding like a drum I couldn’t silence. My thoughts were racing, and every possible “what if” felt louder than the voice of God.
Anxiety and depression are among the greatest silent battles of our generation. Millions of people around the world wake up each day carrying invisible burdens—hearts weighed down by worry, minds clouded with racing thoughts, and souls drained by a sense of despair that never seems to lift.
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