How do you battle the anxious fear of the unknown? The foundation is to meditate on the known character of who God is (his character). Join me as I chat with Heather Dixon on this and more. **We cover:**
- Heather's story of dealing with a chronic disease - Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- How to overcome the fear of the unknown with the known of God's character
- Simple techniques to breathe well while feeling anxious
- Where to start if you're living in constant anxiety
- How she's finding rest right now
**Heather Dixon** writes over at [The Rescued Letters](http://therescuedletters.com/about/about-trl/) equipping women to trust in God, face their greatest fears, and choose life, especially when life presents its most difficult circumstances. [su\_button url="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-daily-rest/id1209722194" target="blank" style="flat" background="#717c6b" size="6" radius="0"]Subscribe on iTunes[/su\_button] [su\_button url="/renewing-library-signup/" target="blank" style="flat" background="#717c6b" size="6" radius="0"]Subscribe by Email[/su\_button] The first part of the conversation the audio is a little fuzzy. But stick with us because we got it sorted out further in.
### Links & Quotes Mentioned in the Show
Heather has a full series on [battling anxiety with biblical truth HERE.](http://therescuedletters.com/battling-anxiety-biblical-truth/) Learn [more about Heather](http://therescuedletters.com/about/about-heather/) and [her full story.](http://therescuedletters.com/heathers-story/) Here's information on [Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.](http://therescuedletters.com/about/about-vascular-ehlers-danlos-syndrome/) Learn one of the breathing techniques she me mentions [at the bottom of this page.](http://therescuedletters.com/the-real-power-behind-the-breath-part-2/) **Scripture she mentioned:**"The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life." Job 33:4 "Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." Phillipians 4:8 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." Proverbs 3:5
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