A Sound Mind: The Audiobook

Have you ever found yourself believing negative things about who God made you to be—or struggling to know what’s actually true? I know I have.

In this chapter, I begin the Lies of the enemy section by talking about who the enemy is, what Jesus tells us about him, and what a scene from Christmas movie Elf has to do with all of it.

If you’ve ever struggled with the lies the enemy puts in your mind, I hope you’ll listen to this chapter. My prayer is that God encourages you the same way He encouraged me.

What do you do when you’re sad and you don’t really know how to feel better? I’ve been there too.

In this chapter, I share four things God has shown me that have helped me when I’m sad—and how He’s helped me find comfort and healing.

If you’re feeling sad today and you’re not really sure what to do with it, I hope you’ll listen to this chapter. My prayer is that God encourages you the same way He encouraged me.

Have you ever been disappointed and wondered what good could come from it?  I’ve been there too.

In this chapter, I share a couple of stories from playing flag football where things didn't turn out the way I wanted—but looking back, I realized God was using those disappointments for good.

If you've ever wondered why God allowed something disappointing to happen in your life, I hope you'll listen to this chapter. My prayer is that God encourages you the same way He encouraged me.

Do you ever feel like it’s not okay to be sad, or that sadness is weakness? 

In this chapter, I share a simple truth God has taught me about sadness, why He never asks us to pretend we're okay when we're not, and how real comfort begins when we're honest with Him about what we're going through.

If you've been carrying sadness or pretending everything is okay when it isn't, I hope you'll listen to this chapter. My prayer is that God encourages you the same way He encouraged me.

Have you ever walked away from a conversation thinking it went really well... until you remembered that one thing you said that sounded stupid?

I’ve done that way too many times.  Whether it was conversations, achievements, or just everyday life, I used to put so much pressure on myself to be perfect. In this chapter, I share how God showed me that His expectations for me were very different from my own.

If you've ever felt like you have to be perfect or found yourself beating yourself up over your mistakes, I hope you'll listen to this chapter. My prayer is that God encourages you the same way He encouraged me.

Have you ever spent so much time trying to make the perfect decision… that you couldn’t make a decision at all?

In this chapter, I share two practical ways God has helped me to stop overthinking decisions so much.  The answer is simpler than you might think.

If you’ve ever been afraid of making the wrong decision or found yourself constantly second-guessing your choices, I hope you’ll listen to this chapter.  My prayer is that God encourages you the same way He encouraged me.

Do you overthink about what others might be thinking about you? I definitely do sometimes.

What if someone doesn’t like me?  What if I say or do something awkward like high fiving a fist bump?

In this short chapter, I share a couple practical ways that God has helped me stop overthinking what others think about me so much.

If you overthink about what others think about you, I hope this chapter helps you like God helped me.

If you find yourself dealing with fear today, then you know you have two choices: You can run from it… or you can fight it.

In this chapter, I share the story of the time younger me—who was terrified of thunderstorms—tried to run from lightning… and paid the price.  It became a story that God used to show me a valuable lesson about what it looks like to run from fear.

If your first response is to run from the things that make you afraid, I hope you’ll listen to this chapter.  My prayer is that God encourages you in the same way He encouraged me.

Do you find yourself being held back by fear from doing the things you want to do?  If so, I’ve been there too.

In this chapter, I share a couple stories and examples of how God helped me to get out of being stuck in fear, such as the time little me had to face the tower of terror at Disney World.  

If fear has ever kept you from doing something you knew God was telling you that you could do, I hope you’ll listen to this chapter.  My prayer is that God encourages you the same way He encouraged me.

Have you ever been so afraid of failing... that it actually made you more likely to fail?

I definitely have. In this chapter, I share the story of the time I failed my driving test in one of the most frustrating ways possible—and how God used that experience, along with a few other failures, to completely change the way I think about failure. Not only was I no longer afraid, but this new mindset also helped me to succeed.

If you've ever been afraid to fail or felt like your mistakes define you, I hope you'll listen to this chapter. My prayer is that God encourages you the same way He encouraged me.