Struggling with nighttime anxiety or waking up from panic attacks? In this episode, Christian Life Coach Melissa Batt shares her personal experience and faith-based tools to help you overcome situational anxiety, especially during the night. Rather than focusing on traditional methods like box breathing, Melissa dives deep into Christian solutions grounded in worship, scripture, and prayer. She offers practical tips like creating a worship playlist and declaring specific Bible verses aloud to combat anxiety in the moment.

Melissa’s advice goes beyond surface-level solutions and encourages you to fully trust God with your worries. She provides three actionable steps to eliminate sources of fear and panic, helping you create a more peaceful life through your relationship with Jesus. Whether you’re feeling anxious due to life’s challenges or seeking a stronger connection to your faith, this episode will equip you with the tools you need to experience true peace.

Episode Highlights:

Introduction:

Personal Experience with Anxiety:

Faith-Based Tools to Overcome Anxiety:

Worship Music:

• "Worship trumps worry every single time," Melissa emphasizes the power of worship music in calming anxiety and shares songs that have helped her and her family.

Reading and Declaring Scripture:

• Melissa encourages listeners to hold their Bible, even if reading feels impossible in moments of panic.

• Psalm 27: "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?"

Prayer and Community Support:

• Melissa shares the importance of having prayer warriors in your life who can intercede on your behalf during moments of fear and panic.

What to Stop Doing for Less Anxiety:

1. Avoid Scary Content:

• Melissa shares how avoiding horror films, true crime podcasts, and stressful TV shows has positively impacted her anxiety.

• She advises listeners to avoid anything related to witchcraft, psychics, or horoscopes, explaining how these can negatively affect mental well-being.

• Melissa notes how eating certain foods—like pizza—late at night affects her sleep and triggers nightmares or anxiety.

Additional Tips for Spiritual Peace:

• Anoint Your Home with Oil:

• Melissa describes how her family anoints their home with oil and prays over each room, especially during spiritual unrest.

• She reflects on the lesson of humility from 1 Peter 5:7, reminding listeners that holding onto worry denies God’s love and power.

Key Takeaways:

• Worship music and scripture are powerful tools to combat anxiety.

Resources Mentioned:

• Spotify Playlist: When Trouble Comes Playlist

• Psalms 27, 55, 56

Connect with Melissa Batt:

• Website: melissabatt.com

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