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Is an imbalanced theology causing you to run on stress hormones and attempt to earn your salvation?

There is a phrase in the Bible that many people struggle with (including myself at times) and it looks like this:

“Do not fear.”

And I often think:

“Okay, sounds great God.”

But how on earth do I do that?

I am big on neuroplasticity because it completely astounds me that our human brain can be rewired and it’s a concept that goes against everything I believed about myself growing up.

So I was thinking about this in context of traveling last night because there is an example that stood out to me in my own life.

It was another Monday morning and she finally got out of bed after hitting her alarm for the third time. She felt drained and discouraged after another hectic weekend.

"I can't keep living like this," she thought, as put on her slippers and headed to the kitchen for a fresh cup of coffee.

While waiting for her coffee to brew, she opened up Instagram and started scrolling. "Ugh, everything is overwhelming. Apparently stress is going to kill me, there is literally so much information of what to eat and how to live and now every ingredient is toxic? What can I even pack for lunch? Why am I even trying to eat healthy..."

Discouraged, she almost closed the app, but then a certain post caught her attention. It was a screen shot that said this: