Her Renewed Strength Podcast | Episode 74

Hey sister!

Are you working hard toward your goals but feeling overwhelmed by the whirlwind of thoughts, tasks, and emotions? Is your load too heavy to carry making you unsure how long you can go on like this? Do you need immediate relief but can’t figure out how to start or what to do when anxiety kicks in?

I have been there before! I had a full-blown anxiety attack when my body couldn’t handle the stress. And so today, I am digging into what brings this on, how to calm in the middle of the storm, and what you should focus on first so you can get back into a groove and rock your day in a safe and healthy way.

Let’s do this!

Review of the Week

“You might need a little Erica in your life. If you have ever experienced any type of anxiety, or feelings of being overwhelmed, this podcast will speak to you. Erica offers sound advice and real-life examples that always seem to hit me in the right places.

– Nana Christina –

Why you’ve got to check out today’s episode:

• Discover three ways to stay calm and keep going when you want to give up

• Get motivated to achieve your goals without getting overwhelmed by the process

• Sort out your daily to-do list to identify your priorities and prioritize your tasks

“For God is not a God of confusion but of peace.”
1 Corinthians 14:33

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Check out these episode highlights:

03.07 – A quick story about my full-blown anxiety attack while I was working, on top of being a couple of months pregnant

How To Get Calm When You’re Working Toward Your Goals
04.22 – Step #1: Step Away and Get Your Gaze on God

• Seek the Lord by praying.

• Find a calming verse and recite it.

• Find a worship song and praise Him in the midst of that anxious moment. 

05.36 – One of my favorite songs to sing when I feel anxious is “With You” by Paradoxology by Elevation Worship
Lyrics: 
Beneath the surface
Of my anxious imagination
Beckons a calmness
That is found in you alone
It washes over every doubt, every imperfection
Jesus your presence is the comfort of my soul

There’s nowhere I’d rather be
When you’re singing over me
I just wanna be here with you

07:18 – The Bible verse God gave me on my first day of chemo
Psalm 91
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings, you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. If you say, “The LORD is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent. “Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life, I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”

09.37 – Step #2: Slow Down and Identify the Perceived Danger

• Now that you have your eyes on the Lord, look back at that moment and identify what you judged to be unsafe. 

• We live in a world that wants things done yesterday. Heck, WE want things done yesterday. Sometimes, our impatience is the very thing triggering angst and worry. 

• Now that you are in the presence of the Lord, you are SAFE, SSis. Whatever it was that made you feel unsafe is not actually a threat. Slow it down. Put that thing back in its place, both in your mind and in the world around you. 

11.12 – Step #3: Identify the Greatest/Most Dire (Time-Sensitive) Need and Execute 

• At this point, you have officially taken a break and know what made you feel unsafe. It’s time to come back w/ the mindset shift: the thing is not bigger than the Lord. Jesus has already conquered the grave. It means that the worst that can happen in this life, which is death, doesn’t even have a leg to stand on because you have eternal life in CHRIST.

• You look at things with a fresh set of eyes. You see your TRUE priorities and put them in their proper place. 

13.55 – Summary of the three steps on how to get calm when you are working toward your goals

14.42 – When it comes to making things happen consistently in real life, implementation is challenging especially when you are struggling with anxiety or overwhelm.

15.04 – What God wants for you, and what I want for you too!

16.07 – I am finally opening up private coaching!
Are you ready for 1-on-1 God-led, biblically-based support to HELP you LIVE WELL, so you can STEWARD WELL and use your gifts to boldly serve God’s Kingdom? 

What does it mean?

• It means that in each aspect of your life – mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually – you will LIVE – walk it all out – WELL. 

• You will learn to STEWARD WELL because you will get personal accountability and coaching that will help you manage your time, energy, gifts, and resources WELL… in God-honoring ways!

• It means you will have hands-on encouragement and guidance, FROM ME. I will help you actually shift your perspective to the eternal when you feel stressed and stuck, and I will teach you how to do it on your own.

Resource:

• “With You” – Paradoxology by Elevation Worship

• Book a FREE 30-minute call with me to get to know each other and determine if working together is a good fit for us. EMAIL ME at erika@herrenewedstrength.com

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