Food For Your Soul

If you enjoy the episode, please consider subscribing to the podcast and leaving a 5-stars rating. This helps others find the podcast. Left to themselves, anxious feelings and thoughts will rage out of control. But God has given us a secret weapon to rein them in. Certified biblical counselor Dr. D. Richard Ferguson draws on 25 years of pastoral ministry and counseling to provide practical application of the principles in God's Word on the topic of anxiety. IN THIS EPISODE: * 0:48 - How prayer activates executive function * 5:54 - How Jesus despised his shame * 11:05 - How prayer accomplishes "grounding" * 17:24 - How prayer accomplishes "chunking" * 20:53 - How prayer accomplishes "labeling" * 29:28 - How prayer accomplishes "cognitive restructuring" * 30:48 - How prayer accomplishes "behavioral activation" * 31:55 - More ways prayer reduces anxiety * 34:08 - How Hannah's prayer took away her anxiety * 37:15 - Godliness training exercises To get your copy of the book Anxiety and the Peace of God, which h