By Hannah Brenchner
 

I started unplugging my phone on my 33rd birthday. 

 

I was sitting in the screened in porch of a friend’s home in Melbourne, Florida. Lane and Novi were inside eating breakfast. It was just me— sitting and sipping my coffee as I reflected on the last year and what this next year would bring.

 

And then the nudge happened.

 

A holy and sure nudge that told me, “Turn off your phone.” 

 

I write openly about how I think we can hear from God when we quiet our hearts and we weed out all the other voices that sound like criticism or dread, anxiety or adrenaline. I am not claiming that every thought that enters into the mind comes from God because that would likely be a disaster. But sometimes you just know. In the deep of you. Without even being able to explain why.

 

That’s what I felt on that last day of May 2021. I felt like I needed to listen to the voice and I turned my phone...read more

I am in a period of change and I have so much anxiety! I know God is working in all of these situations, but I can’t slow the worry in my mind. My husband and I are also in a serious financial situation and are having trouble refinancing our home. Please pray for peace and relief from my anxiety, that I will be able to see God working and have peace in all these changes and our finances. Thank you so much for your prayers.