888.298.HOPE

Posts Tagged ‘Anxiety’

By On December 11th, 2014

Family Safety Center: A Place of Refuge

Written by: Lydia D’Ross, Renewal Program Outreach Chaplain and ordained minister Recently I toured the Family Safety Center’s new building, and met experts who provide unique services for families and victims of domestic violence, neglect or child abuse.  The facility has such warmth with games for children and a family friendly atmosphere that welcomes anyone…

Read

By On October 31st, 2014

RENEWAL Devotional: When Fear Creeps In

Written by: Lydia D’Ross, Renewal Program Outreach Chaplain and ordained minister We can be fearful of many things. Some fear the dark, flying, or life itself.  Most of us are afraid of the unknown.  Fears can be overcome by confronting them. 2 Timothy 1:7 says, “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear;…

Read

By On September 19th, 2014

How God Uses Our Illness To Bring Us Closer To Him

Devin Rose struggles with anxiety. He has for much of his life. Like many, Devin turned to God during his struggles with mental health in hopes of a miracle cure. Instead, his social anxieties led him to a deep relationship with God and a better understanding of His love. Every day those who struggle with…

Read

By On August 29th, 2014

Anxiety and Depression: How you can manage your “thought life”

Written by Lydia D’Ross, MPA Your “thought life” can be the power to your happiness or the incubator for anxiety and depression. We sometimes don’t recognize that we war against ourselves by the power of our thoughts.  Proverbs 12:25 says, “Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down,” causing hopelessness and depression. “My anxious thoughts…

Read

By On October 25th, 2013

Be Careful How You Address Anxiety and Depression

People often speak of the stigma surrounding mental health within Christian communities in fairly extreme terms. Yes, there are those who believe mental illness is the presentation of demons within a person, but that is arguably not the case for the majority of average Christians. The truth is, most believers do understand that mental illness…

Read

By On July 29th, 2013

Learning to Look For the Presence of God

One of the most crippling aspects of depression and anxiety is the crushing loneliness or forsaken feeling that patients often report. They may logically be able to identify that there are members of their family and community that love them, but their brains make them feel as if that love doesn’t exist. Even when physically…

Read

By On June 27th, 2013

Using The Bible To Help Cope With Anxiety Disorders

All of us have felt anxiety at some point or another, but at any given time close to one in five Americans over the age of 18 are suffering from some form of anxiety disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. When lasting anxiety begins to control a person’s life or clearly impact…

Read

©2024 Renewal: Christian Treatment at Brookhaven. All Rights Reserved.