Judy Dunnigan remembers a surprising piece of wisdom someone gave to her father.

He said, Mark, if God wants you to go through a nervous breakdown, you ought to want to have a nervous breakdown more than anything else in the world.

Unexpected, right? Judy will explain.

This is the Reviver Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMoss Walgamo, author of My Personal Petitions.

For September 2nd, 2025, I'm Dana Gresh.

Ever since Genesis Chapter 3, when sin first entered the world, fear and anxiety have been a very real part of our human existence.

It doesn't matter whether you're in a position of power or a place of vulnerability.

Fear plays a role. And sometimes fear can be controlling, enslaving. We truly need freedom from

that kind of fear. We're about to listen to the second part of a message Judy Dunnigan gave at a

recent True Woman conference. Yesterday, she led us through Psalm 91 and exhorted us to make God's promises our dwelling place.

It was so encouraging.

If you missed that program, you can find it at Reviverheart's.com or on the Reviver Hearts app.

Today, Judy's challenging us to take our fears to the Lord in prayer.

That reminds me of a sweet hymn. We used to sing more when I was a

girl. Oh, what peace we often forfeit. Oh, what needless pain we bear. All because we do not carry

everything to God in prayer. I hope Judy's message will help you to release your burdens to the Lord in prayer today.

Let's listen.

One of the ways that I try to keep my mind focused on prayer, especially when I'm overwhelmed with anxiety,

I had to do this several times in my life. And we even

taught our daughters to do this. It's very simple. It's called the alphabet praise. And it's going

through the alphabet thanking God for his names and attributes. And it can help calm your mind.

If you can't fall asleep or you wake up, try that where you're just worshipping him in prayer.

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