Struggling with fear and anxiety, Paul Touches encourages you to take it to the Lord.

Prayer is a key piece in the ongoing fight against anxiety.

To have some people who are, in a sense, your prayer lifeline people, could you pray for me or could you pray with me?

This is the Reviver Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMas Walgamous, author of A Place of Quiet

Rest. For August 11th, 2025, I'm Dana Gresh. When life gets hard and scripture promises that it will, how do you deal with it?

We've asked Pastor Paul Touches to help us answer this question.

You know, I don't think anyone sets out to become a pro on this subject, but sometimes God gives us the ministry we wouldn't choose.

And that's certainly been the case for Paul.

God has worked through painful experiences in his life to prepare him to minister effectively to anxious and grieving people.

Paul is a husband. He's a father to 10 children. He's a pastor in Cleveland,

Ohio, and the author of several books. One of those, which I had the privilege of endorsing,

is called A Small Book for the Hurting Heart. We'll tell you more about this resource later,

but today, Pastor Paul is unpacking an all-too- too common struggle in our day and age, anxiety.

Here's Dana to get that conversation started.

What do you do when panic attacks?

Well, have I got somebody to help you today?

Our guest is no stranger to panic, attacking, and he's found a

beautiful solution through the power of Christ. Paul, welcome to revive our hearts.

Oh, it is such a joy to be with you today, Dana. So you've got to tell us how did panic

emerge in your life? How did anxiety show up in your

life? You know, I've always struggled with anxiety at a low level. I was kind of raised in a worry,

kind of a worrying family. So I just kind of accepted that that was kind of a part of me. Even after I

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