Let Go of Your Fear: Choosing to Trust Jesus in Life's Stormy Times

Worry begins with fear.

And events in our time—pandemic, war, political division, hate—are making us both worried and fearful. Gary Zimak, author of the bestselling Give Up Worry for Lent!, wants to help you find hope in God no matter what life sends your way.

Zimak explores two Gospel stories of Jesus calming storms—and his disciples—to show you how to manage the big feelings of fear in your life. His practical retelling of the familiar stories, when Jesus is asleep in the boat and when he walks across the water toward his disciples, is an invitation to encounter the Lord in the midst of your own storms and move from discouragement to courage and away from anxiety and toward hope.

Fear is like a smoke alarm, Zimak says. It’s designed to warn you of impending danger so you can take appropriate action—and maybe even save your life. But often your internal alarm system is too sensitive. As a result, you’re afraid when you shouldn’t be.

“We’re afraid because we don’t believe that God loves us, is with us, and is bigger than our problems,” Zimak writes.

In Let Go of Your Fear, you’ll discover:

  • No matter how bad things look, there is always hope.
  • God allows storms in your life to remind you to rely on him.
  • God is sometimes silent but he is never absent.
  • Jesus understands our feelings. He experienced them, too.
  • Fear is a natural emotion that signals an opportunity for trust.
  • When you start to sink, let go of self-sufficiency and reach for Jesus.
  • Jesus’s peace is most powerful mid-storm.
 

Perfect for individual or group use, each chapter of Let Go of Your Fear includes reflection questions to help you identify the times and places you are most likely to wrestle with fear and to guide you to establish new habits that move you away from discouragement and anxiety toward greater faith, hope, and trust.

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Let Go of Your Fear: Choosing to Trust Jesus in Life's Stormy Times

Worry begins with fear.

And events in our time—pandemic, war, political division, hate—are making us both worried and fearful. Gary Zimak, author of the bestselling Give Up Worry for Lent!, wants to help you find hope in God no matter what life sends your way.

Zimak explores two Gospel stories of Jesus calming storms—and his disciples—to show you how to manage the big feelings of fear in your life. His practical retelling of the familiar stories, when Jesus is asleep in the boat and when he walks across the water toward his disciples, is an invitation to encounter the Lord in the midst of your own storms and move from discouragement to courage and away from anxiety and toward hope.

Fear is like a smoke alarm, Zimak says. It’s designed to warn you of impending danger so you can take appropriate action—and maybe even save your life. But often your internal alarm system is too sensitive. As a result, you’re afraid when you shouldn’t be.

“We’re afraid because we don’t believe that God loves us, is with us, and is bigger than our problems,” Zimak writes.

In Let Go of Your Fear, you’ll discover:

  • No matter how bad things look, there is always hope.
  • God allows storms in your life to remind you to rely on him.
  • God is sometimes silent but he is never absent.
  • Jesus understands our feelings. He experienced them, too.
  • Fear is a natural emotion that signals an opportunity for trust.
  • When you start to sink, let go of self-sufficiency and reach for Jesus.
  • Jesus’s peace is most powerful mid-storm.
 

Perfect for individual or group use, each chapter of Let Go of Your Fear includes reflection questions to help you identify the times and places you are most likely to wrestle with fear and to guide you to establish new habits that move you away from discouragement and anxiety toward greater faith, hope, and trust.

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Let Go of Your Fear: Choosing to Trust Jesus in Life's Stormy Times

Let Go of Your Fear: Choosing to Trust Jesus in Life's Stormy Times

by Gary Zimak
Let Go of Your Fear: Choosing to Trust Jesus in Life's Stormy Times

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Overview

Worry begins with fear.

And events in our time—pandemic, war, political division, hate—are making us both worried and fearful. Gary Zimak, author of the bestselling Give Up Worry for Lent!, wants to help you find hope in God no matter what life sends your way.

Zimak explores two Gospel stories of Jesus calming storms—and his disciples—to show you how to manage the big feelings of fear in your life. His practical retelling of the familiar stories, when Jesus is asleep in the boat and when he walks across the water toward his disciples, is an invitation to encounter the Lord in the midst of your own storms and move from discouragement to courage and away from anxiety and toward hope.

Fear is like a smoke alarm, Zimak says. It’s designed to warn you of impending danger so you can take appropriate action—and maybe even save your life. But often your internal alarm system is too sensitive. As a result, you’re afraid when you shouldn’t be.

“We’re afraid because we don’t believe that God loves us, is with us, and is bigger than our problems,” Zimak writes.

In Let Go of Your Fear, you’ll discover:

  • No matter how bad things look, there is always hope.
  • God allows storms in your life to remind you to rely on him.
  • God is sometimes silent but he is never absent.
  • Jesus understands our feelings. He experienced them, too.
  • Fear is a natural emotion that signals an opportunity for trust.
  • When you start to sink, let go of self-sufficiency and reach for Jesus.
  • Jesus’s peace is most powerful mid-storm.
 

Perfect for individual or group use, each chapter of Let Go of Your Fear includes reflection questions to help you identify the times and places you are most likely to wrestle with fear and to guide you to establish new habits that move you away from discouragement and anxiety toward greater faith, hope, and trust.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781646801305
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
Publication date: 03/25/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
Sales rank: 172,480
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Gary Zimak is a Catholic speaker and the bestselling author of several books, including Give Up Worry for Lent!, Let Go of Anger and Stress!, Give Up Worry for Good!, Let Go of Your Fear, and When Your Days Are Dark, God is Still Good.

He is the host of The Gary Zimak Show and the podcast Following the Truth. He previously served as director of parish services at Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Catholic Church in North Wales, Pennsylvania, and as the host of Spirit in the Morning on Holy Spirit Radio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a frequent speaker and retreat leader at Catholic parishes and conferences across the country.

His work has appeared in Catholic Digest, National Catholic Register, Catholic Exchange, Catholic Philly, and Catholic AnswersMagazine. Zimak has been a guest on numerous television and radio programs, including EWTN’s Bookmark and Women of Grace, Catholic Answers Live, Morning Air, and the Son Rise Morning Show.

Zimak earned a bachelor of science in business administration from Drexel University. 

He lives in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, with his wife. They have two children.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why Are You Afraid? ix

1 Don't Be Afraid of the Dark 1

2 Dealing with Unexpected Storms 11

3 Why Is Jesus Sleeping Now? 21

4 Does Jesus Really Care? 31

5 "Peace, Be Still!" (The Calming of the Storm) 41

6 Fear vs. Faith: Is There a Connection? 51

7 Wait a Minute! Did Jesus Really Just Do the Impossible? 61

8 You Want Us to Go Where? 73

9 Making Time for Prayer 83

10 Another Storm 93

11 When All Looks Hopeless, Here Comes Jesus! 101

12 Why We Shouldn't Be Afraid 111

13 Stepping Out of the Boat 121

14 Focus on Jesus, Not the Storm 133

Conclusion: Safe in the Boat 143

Choosing to Trust Jesus in Life's Stormy Times

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“This is the book we need now! Gary Zimak has done it again, giving us a work of transcendent Christian hope for our troubled time and reminding us why scripture tells us again and again, ‘Be not afraid’ Personal and practical and uplifted on every page by deep faith, this book will bring consolation and inspiration to many.”Deacon Greg Kandra, creator of The Deacon’s Bench

“Gary Zimak hits a home run with this book! No other Christian author can help you chase away fear better than Zimak. This book is a soothing balm to a weary, worried, world.” —Gigi Ferguson, host of Inspired by Faith Book Club

“Zimak clearly shows that it is the Lord who can bring ultimate peace to us, even when we don’t understand how or why something is happening. This book is the resource that pastors and ministry leaders need to help people find peace in the presence of the God who made us and loves us, and who can help us calm the storms in our lives.” —Fr. Dan Pacholec, pastor of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish, Westfield, Massachusetts

“In a style uniquely his own, Zimak reminds each of us that it's not enough just to think about Jesus, but we are called to pray to Jesus. Zimak's writing gives unceasing hope to the hopeless and reminds us: Jesus loves you! Yes, you!” —Dorothy Pilarski, founder of CatholicMomsGroup.com

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