What's going on, guys? Welcome back to another episode of the Bryce Crawford podcast. I'm Bryce. And today,

we have our first solo episode of 2026. I'm really excited. You know, I've missed the solo episodes.

You know, don't get me wrong. It's a privilege to get to sit down with guests and talk and hear and,

you know, dialogue and things like that. But ultimately, like I love these episodes. These episodes are sweet.

It's like we're in, you know, the living room together talking and diving into scripture and

many different things. And I kind of wanted to start off the year with something I struggled with

for a long time. And I think something that people still struggle with to this day. And that's anxiety.

I wanted to make an episode on anxiety because I think

it's important. And even the wisest man to ever live on earth outside of Jesus, Solomon,

even wrote himself, anxiety weighs a man's heart down. And when I hear that, I'm just like, man, how true is that,

you know, like how true is that, that statement, that anxiety does weigh a man's heart down.

It weighs your heart down. It weighs your heart down. It weighs my heart down. And to be honest,

anxiety can feel like this inescapable, incurable, incurable disease that can't be conquered, that can never

be fixed, only numbed like Advil does with pain, but with other things, whether it be medication

or addictions or sin. So I really wanted to dive into today, Matthew chapter 6 on anxiety.

And I think today can be really freeing.

I think today can be really hopeful.

And I pray really sincerely that you find freedom in this passage.

If you have your Bible, just go to Matthew chapter 6.

We're going to start in verse 25. To get some context, like I'm not reading this scripture and teaching the scripture

from a place of shame. And Jesus doesn't make this statement about anxiety out of a place to shame you either. And I remember,

man, I grew up in a private Christian school. I grew up going to church. I'd been to camps.

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