How to Break Free from Worry: A Prayer Rhythm to Calm Anxiety & Restore Peace #161

April 21, 2025

00:00 15:48

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Do you find yourself carrying silent worries — even when you’re trying to trust God? Maybe your spirit feels tired. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone… and today’s episode will bring gentle encouragement.

In this episode, Bonnie explores the hidden toll of spiritual fatigue and worry — how it affects your nervous system, your connection with God, and your ability to rest.

Learn how to apply Bonnie’s 3-step Rest • Return • Refresh Prayer Rhythm — a biblical and brain-science-based rhythm that will help you express your worries honestly to God, feel emotionally safe, and reconnect with His peace.

Tune in to feel spiritually renewed and emotionally lighter — with practical tools, biblical wisdom, and calming prayer to help you feel God’s nearness again.

Key Takeaways from Today’s Soul Care:

- Why spiritual fatigue and worry often go hand-in-hand
- How worry impacts your nervous system — and what science says about finding calm
- The power of releasing anxiety through the Psalms (emotional honesty in prayer)
- How to apply the 3-step Rest • Return • Refresh Prayer Rhythm when you feel weary
- Two soul care practices to break the cycle of worry and reconnect with peace

Breath Prayer:
Inhale: Jesus, I give You my worries…
Exhale: Fill me with Your peace.

Scripture of the Week:
Matthew 11:28
“Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

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Bonnie Gray is the author of Finding Spiritual Whitespace and Whispers of Rest. An inspirational speaker and retreat leader, she has touched thousands of lives through storytelling, visual arts, nature, prayer and meditation. Bonnie’s writing is featured at Relevant Magazine, (in)courage, and Christianity Today. She lives in California with her husband and their two sons.