Struggling with anxiety, overthinking, or “what if” spirals? This special bonus episode from Faith Over Fear explores how to find peace through Scripture when your thoughts feel overwhelming and hard to control.

In this honest and deeply personal conversation, Jennifer Slattery and Carol McCracken unpack what’s really happening when anxiety takes over—and how God meets us in those moments. Through stories of health uncertainty, sleepless nights, and persistent fear, they reveal how biblical truth can interrupt anxious thought patterns and help us anchor our minds in God’s character.

Rather than trying to suppress anxiety, this episode offers a better path: renewing your mind through Scripture and learning to recognize the difference between fear-driven thoughts and God’s truth.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
Why anxious thoughts often feel true—even when they’re not
How “what if” thinking fuels anxiety and fear
What it means to take every thought captive (2 Corinthians 10:5)
Why suppressing anxiety can actually make it worse
How to practice a simple “truth pause” when fear rises
Practical ways to retrain your mind using Scripture

To find more content from Faith Over Fear: Follow on your favorite podcasting app:

Spotify:

Apple

For more Faith-centered podcasts: Lifeaudio.com

Struggling with anxiety, overthinking, or &ldquo;what if&rdquo; spirals? This special bonus episode from Faith Over Fear explores how to find peace through Scripture when your thoughts feel overwhelming and hard to control.
In this honest and deeply personal conversation, Jennifer Slattery and Carol McCracken unpack what&rsquo;s really happening when anxiety takes over&mdash;and how God meets us in those moments. Through stories of health uncertainty, sleepless nights, and persistent fear, they reveal how biblical truth can interrupt anxious thought patterns and help us anchor our minds in God&rsquo;s character.
Rather than trying to suppress anxiety, this episode offers a better path: renewing your mind through Scripture and learning to recognize the difference between fear-driven thoughts and God&rsquo;s truth.
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In This Episode, You&rsquo;ll Learn:
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To find more content from <a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/faith-over-fear/">Faith Over Fear</a>: Follow on your favorite podcasting app:
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5GCj0NnLVrkEqeSraSxJYx">Spotify:</a>
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/faith-over-fear/id1500408829">Apple</a>
For more Faith-centered podcasts: <a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/">Lifeaudio.com</a>

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If you love what you're listening to on the podcast, be sure to check out our companion devotional at https://www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/crosswalk-devo/.

Are you a Christian looking for a daily devotional podcast to encourage, inspire, and convict you in your walk with Christ? 7 days a week, The Crosswalk.com Daily Devotional Podcast offers wisdom and insight for applying Biblical truths to the ups and downs of everyday life. Let's study the Bible together and through the experiences of other believers, learn how to apply the Word of God to our lives.
Here’s just some of what we cover in The Crosswalk Daily Devotional Podcast:
☕️ Why the Tongue Can't Be Tamed (And What to Do about It) ☕️ The Quickest Way to an Attitude Adjustment ☕️ Your Birthday: The Most and Least Important Day of Your Life ☕️ Noticing God's Blessings in the Hardest Moments of Life ☕️ One of the Sneakiest Lies Satan Is Telling the Church ☕️ How to Push Through the Weariness of Prayer ☕️ 3 Steps to Take When Facing Temptation ☕️ What to Remember during a Stressful Election Year
If you love what you're listening to on the podcast, be sure to check out our companion devotional at <a href="https://www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/crosswalk-devo/">https://www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/crosswalk-devo/.</a>

7 days a week, The Crosswalk.com Devotional Podcast offers wisdom and insight for applying Biblical truths to the ups and downs of everyday life.

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The Crosswalk Devotional

How God Uses Scripture to Calm an Anxious Heart (A Conversation From Faith Over Fear)

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