Anxious thoughts have a tendency to pile up in our minds.

Janet Mylan has learned to rely on the grace of God minute by minute.

When I'm tempted to give in to the anxiety, I say, I have enough grace and mercy.

For this moment, this day, this task, this is what I'm equipped for. And if this thing I imagine might happen happens tomorrow,

then I will have enough grace to deal with that day, that moment, that task.

This is the Revive Our Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMoss Walgamuth, author of Surrender.

For July 16th, 2020, I'm Dana Gresh.

Are you ever tempted to be anxious?

I don't think any of us would be honest if we said no. Anxiety is common to

the human experience. And I think in recent days, we've experienced a lot of new opportunities to

choose the pathway of anxiety or the path of trusting God. As Christians, we know God's word tells us not to be anxious about anything. Yet, in our

natural flesh, from time to time, we still fall into those anxious patterns. Well, back before the

pandemic, Dana Gresh sat down with her friend, Janet, to talk about that. Here's Dana with a

further introduction. Today on Revive Our Hearts,

we're going to give you tools to overcome your battle with anxiety. And if you're struggling

with anxiety or stress, you're not alone. About 30% of people say that they're facing some kind

of a chronic battle with anxiety, maybe they have panic attacks or maybe they are

obsessive, compulsive to some degree, or maybe they are experiencing some really lethal and

painful post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. In the workplace, people are stressed out.

Like 40% of people say that they have high anxiety at work.

And probably most alarming was reading that 50% or more of college students go to professional

counselors to seek help for their anxiety issues. And sadly, women are twice as likely as men to struggle. But today on Revive Our Hearts, I'm going to

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