What Your Mind Needs for Anxious Moments: A 60-Day Guide to Take Control of Your Thoughts

by Holley Gerth

Do you ever struggle with moments of anxiety and long for more peace? Do you wish someone would tell you how to control the fearful thoughts in your mind? Are you looking for biblical truth and practical steps?
 
Wall Street Journal bestselling author, life coach, and counselor Holley Gerth will help you break free of anxiety's grip so that you can experience an inner calm despite your outer circumstances. As a fellow struggler with anxiety, she's spent years researching what works and reading God's Word to discover truth every anxious heart needs.
 
In this 60-day devotional book, Holley starts with Genesis and journeys all the way through Scripture to share how biblical characters struggled with anxiety too.

She comes alongside you as a trusted friend, offering hard-won personal insights, biblical encouragement, and the latest brain science. Each devotion also includes Scripture, prayer, and questions for further reflection.

You don't have to keep putting up with your anxiety.
 
You don't have to stay stuck in the same old worries.
 
You don't have to continue surrendering your joy to stress.
 
This is the divine invitation offered to "Throw all your anxiety onto him, because he cares about you" (1 Pet. 5:7).
 
God alone is big enough to carry your burdens, work out all your worries, and take your anxious moments and transform them into soul-deep peace. His love for you is endless, his grace complete, and his plan for your life full of hope. He wants to set you free from anxiety one moment, one thought, one step at a time—starting right now.

Genres: Nonfiction, Christian Living, Self Help, Devotional, Faith

256 pages, Hardcover

Published September 20, 2022

About the author

Holley Gerth likes humans, words, and good coffee. She's also a Wall Street Journal bestselling author with over 500,000 copies sold.

Find out more about her new release, What Your Mind Needs for Anxious Moments.

Reviews

[(Katie) Paperbacks · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great devotional for anyone, and I do mean anyone. We all suffer from stress and anxiety at some point and in this book Holley shares with us great ways to help with our anxiety. Through showing us God's love and understanding, that even when we go through hard times He is right there beside us.

It doesn't matter if your going through everyday stress, stress of a job, stress over health, safety for family and friends. Holley goes through a lot of different anxious moment we might face and better ways we can try to ease our anxious moments through meditating in God's Word and spending time with Him.

Most of the daily devotionals have lots of space to leave your thoughts and journal. And there are daily questions to think and grow and to help us discover what is really causing us to stress and be anxious. And God helps us through it.


*thank you to #bakerpublishing for sending me a copy of this book to read and review.

[Doris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute little book. As someone with major anxiety- the last thing I need is a complicated self help book. So I really like the format of each day’s guide, short & simple.

[Joanna Harris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! This book was fabulous! It's filled with spiritual encouragement, empathy, and practical tips and tools to help with anxiety. Even though I already knew a lot about anxiety and tips to help, I learned several new things from this book. I also liked that the chapters were ordered by going through the Bible from beginning to end, sharing a story or Scripture for each chapter. It helps the reader see how God has truth and grace to help us throughout the whole Bible, not just the most quoted parts. If you or someone you know deals with anxiety, I highly recommend this book! You'll be encouraged, equipped, and inspired by reading this!

[Chele Denney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely everyone has anxiety at some point!! It’s how we respond when we are, who we turn to, and what we do in our anxiety that makes all the difference! This book takes a practical view on that anxiety and some steps you can try out for yourself that can hopefully help you give yourself the best possible outcome in your anxiety and in overcoming it. The best reminder is that you are not alone!

[Janet Dillard · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the most helpful & hopeful books on dealing w anxiety from a Christian standpoint. I learned so much & will be using this as a resource & a repeat devotional in my walk. Thanks Holley for writing such a wonderful, encouraging book on anxiety & tying it in w daily Scripture. I love all of the practical tips & tools for dealing w anxiety.

[Chelsey Brooke Cole · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve read several of Holley’s books before and they are all wonderful! This one is no different. Anxiety is such a relatable emotion and experience these days, so I really appreciate finding a book that helps me find ways to be calmer and more peaceful. As a Christian, this really resonates on a spiritual level and reminds me to keep my focus on what matters most. Highly recommend this book!

[Jan Gustafson · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book to read when you need encouragement!! Holley Gerth ties Biblical characters and truth to various feelings of anxiety and how God helped them - and will and does help us - through these times. Full of God’s reassurances and promises!!

[Alyssa · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Read this book if you struggle with the battle inside your mind, if you need practical help with anxiety, or need consistent reminders of who God created you to be.

[Cherie · Rating 5 out of 5]

These 60 days of devotions are wonderful. The author offers valuable insight into her own struggles with anxiety. She also provides helpful scriptures, prayers and practical tips that very helpful. There are also questions to ask for self-reflection. I was very impressed by how thorough and relatable this book was. It is a book I would gladly recommend to any Christian struggling with anxiety.

[Inspiration · Rating 4 out of 5]

Holley gives a lot of helpful tips and practical advice for overcoming anxious thoughts each day. Recommend for anyone who suffers from anxiety.

[Megan Pounds · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book. Lots of small point that hit well for me.

[. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, and much more Christian than anticipated but it’s well written and an appropriate length

[Charissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very encouraging and uplifting! I enjoy all of Holley's books and always end up feeling like I've heard from a good friend when I read her words.

[Lisa Lou · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25 Stars

[CL · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of the best reads of the year for me. Holley always presents a perfect balance of Scripture and psychology for those who struggle with anxiety, but even on the days I wasn't feeling so anxious, the wisdom in this book was eye-opening.

[M.M. Bylo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure about this book. It was given to me as a gift, and the corny title threw me off. But, I was genuinely surprised by the biblical truths and practical tips this author gives the readers. I loved how she incorporated scripture and biblical figures to enhance each devotional. You can tell this was written by someone who has battled anxiety firsthand too.

Based on scripture and practical—two things those who experience anxiety need.