This is the final post in a series related to the book Panic to Peace: Living Free from the Grip of Fear (CLICK HERE TO GET A COPY)
Years ago, when I began having anxiety and panic attacks that clouded every hour of each day, I could not have imagined where the journey I was on would take me. At best, I thought I would continue to suffer for the rest of my life. I feared things would only get worse. To my surprise, through pain and suffering, God revealed something special to me: His grace. It’s often hard to see and experience His grace outside of suffering.
After the true causes of my anxiety and panic attacks were unveiled and addressed, it was like the moment when Dorothy stepped out of her black and white world in to a land full of color. Everything looked different to me, in a very good way. I had lived my life by rules, hiding things about myself I was ashamed of, religious striving and obligations, fake smiles, and continuous efforts to please a God who I thought was disgusted with me and pressuring me to do more for Him. But God wanted something altogether different than what I thought. He wanted me to trust Him (Hebrews 11:6), embrace His grace, and realize who He really was. Through that interaction with Him, I would be able to finally see who I really was as well.
Years ago, I would have rolled my eyes at anyone who would have suggested my panic and anxiety were somehow going to lead to something good. However, the freedom I have experienced after traveling that hard path has been amazing. I know others must be somewhere along the way of their own journey through something, thinking there could not possibly be anything good to come of it, or even a way out of it. I wrote the book, Panic to Peace: Living Free from the Grip of Fear, for people who are in need of genuine hope…not just some positive thinking techniques and a pat on the back. I pray this recollection of my story will be helpful to anyone seeking true peace. The book is available here:
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