Before I share the best Psalms for anxiety and fear, let me provide this encouragement: If you face anxiety, fear, or depression, God knows your experience. He keeps your tears in a bottle (Psalm 56:8). You may feel like you’re passing through great darkness, but He is LIGHT for the darkness (Psalm 27:1). The Psalmists […]
Prayer Tools
Thomas Watson on the Relationship Between Meditation and Prayer
Thomas Watson’s A Christian on the Mount: A Treatise Concerning Meditation (free eBook here) made my list of top reads last year. I can’t imagine a richer or more inspiring book on the discipline of meditation. Watson is a master illustrator, each page brimming with its own collection of images illustrating the ins and outs […]
New Video: I BROKE PHILIPPIANS 4:6–7!!! (Or Did I?)
I BROKE PHILIPPIANS 4:6–7!!! (Or did I?) In this video, I help you understand why prayer made my anxiety WORSE, what Philippians 4:6-7 means, and how God helped me reach His peace in prayer. If you like the video, please consider leaving a comment and subscribing. For more biblical teaching on prayer & anxiety, read […]
How to Pray with MORE JOY
One of the best results of my book project When Prayer Is a Struggle is that God has increased my joy in Him, and that joy has deepened my prayer life. Here is a video I shot titled How to Pray with More Joy – 5 Practical Tips that I hope will encourage you to […]
Pray for God’s Kingdom to Come
What follows is an excerpt of my new book When Prayer Is a Struggle: A Practical Guide for Overcoming Obstacles in Prayer. Several years ago, while on a trip in order to train pastors in Latin America, I sat in a pastor’s office in one of Ecuador’s largest cities while preparing my heart to preach […]