Peace: Hope and Healing for the Anxious Momma’s Heart
The bestselling author of Love Unending and Midnight Mom Devotional reassures anxious women that even if you can’t shake off fear, your faith is not broken.For years, Christian women have been told, “If you just prayed more, had more faith, and trusted Jesus, you’d have more peace.” But what does it mean when a Christian momma continues to worry? How does she reconcile her feelings of fear with her faith in God? And how does she raise her children in a home full of peace when she feels anything but peaceful?Becky Thompson, a best-selling author with a degree in biblical studies, knows firsthand what it is like to suffer from the crippling effects of anxiety–a condition she has struggled to overcome for most of her life. For her and many others, the fear she faces is not a faith issue. It’s a physical one that affects over 40 million adults in the US.As Becky examines the relationship between the promise of peace in Scripture and the reality of life, motherhood, and anxiety, she brings both a practical and spiritual approach to the discussion of anxiety and how it impacts your mind, body, and spirit.Peace meets moms in the forest of fear where they have felt isolated and alone and walks them toward hope, reminding them that there are millions of other women who walk the same dark, uncertain trails they do and there isn’t something wrong with their faith because they can’t shake the fear.Peace is a lifeline for the Christian mom desperate for solid advice based on sound doctrine and presented in a way that makes her feel understood and far less alone on her journey toward healing.Review?Peace equips you to fight anxiety and worry with God?s truth. Through guided prayers, manifestos, and Scripture, Peace gives readers tools that can change their lives and the lives of their families.?-Alli Worthington, author of Standing Strong: A Woman?s Guide to Overcoming Adversity and Living with Confidence, speaker, and business coach ?As I navigate the unexpected pain of pregnancy loss, Peace is the resource my anxious mama heart has needed. Becky has provided a powerful, much-needed tool to equip mothers with confidence and unshakable faith in all stages of parenting, and I am thankful.?-Jordan Lee Dooley, national bestselling author of Own Your Everyday: Overcome the Pressure to Prove and Show Up for What You Were Made to DoAbout the AuthorBecky Thompson is the best-selling author of the booksHope Unfolding, Love Unending, Truth Unchanging, My Real Story, and Midnight Mom Devotional. Becky also shares hope-filled truth through her top Christian podcast,Revived Motherhood. She lives just outside of Nashville with her husband, Jared, and their three children.Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.1Unafraid of the DarkWhat Does the Fear You Feel Say About Your Faith?About a year ago, I woke up one morning and felt nervous about everything but nothing specific. I closed my eyes and tried to remember what I was worried about exactly. We had made a cross-Âcountry move from Oklahoma to California on a giant God adventure just about six months before. Despite the big leap, our kids were settling into school and life in Los Angeles. Our marriage was in a really healthy place. Our business was steadily growing. Our finances weren?t in terrible shape. We had supportive families and a growing community, and we had never felt more strongly that God was leading us daily. He was meeting all our needs, but despite how great everything seemed, that morning I woke up afraid.Here?s the way I describe this sort of feeling to friends or family who don?t deal with chronic anxiety: Imagine your alarm clock goes off and you open your eyes, knowing you?re going to face something that day that will bring you to a fearful place. It?s the same feeling someone might experience if she was afraid of the dentist and had a nine o?clock appointment, if she was about to take a big exam she didn
