The Christian Habits Podcast: Daily Summaries Delivered

How to Stop Scrolling and Emotional Eating: 3 Biblical Strategies

Do you keep reaching for your phone... or the pantry... even when you don't really want to? In this video, I'll share three biblical strategies that can help you break free from unhealthy food and phone habits. We'll talk about why these habits are so difficult to overcome today, how to make temptation easier to resist, and why lasting change happens as God renews our minds.

Lie: I'll Have Peace When I Get Caught Up

Do you ever feel like you can't relax until you get caught up? Maybe you're looking at a long to-do list, unfinished projects, family responsibilities, or upcoming events and thinking, If I could just get everything done, then I could relax. But what if peace doesn't come from getting caught up? What if it comes from walking with God in the middle of all the unfinished tasks? In this episode, we'll look at the lie, "I'll have peace when I finally get caught up." We'll look at the practical and spiritual truth for the lie, a Bible verse for the lie, and a practical tool you can use when you're stressed.

How to Renew Your Mind When You're Anxious, Worried, or Afraid

Worry can feel impossible to overcome because we can't control the things we're worried about. In this video, I'll share three renewing-the-mind techniques I use when anxiety, fear, and worry keep circling through my thoughts. I include examples for how to stop worrying about your kids, your decisions, and what's happening in the world.

5 Things to Do When You Can't Stop Worrying

Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night, worrying about someone or something? Do you replay worst-case scenarios over and over again, trying to figure everything out so you can finally feel at peace? Or maybe your worry doesn't always feel dramatic—but instead shows up as low-grade stress that drives you to your phone, food, busyness, or distraction. In this episode of the Christian Habits Podcast, we'll discuss 5 things you can do when you can't stop worrying.

Ryan Wekenman: Living a God-Centered Life in a Me-Centered World

When Life Doesn't Live Up to Expectations (and What to Do About It)

Have you ever had something you were really looking forward to… and it just didn't turn out the way you hoped? In this podcast and video, I share a simple, biblical way to respond when life doesn't live up to expectations—so you can move from disappointment to peace.

Emerson Eggerichs: Why You Feel Unloved in Marriage (and How to Feel Loved)

New Series: How to Renew Your Mind So You Can Actually Change

Have you ever wondered: "I've been a Christian for years… why am I still struggling with this?" Maybe there's a habit you can't seem to break. Or an emotion that keeps showing up—anxiety, anger, insecurity, envy, or discouragement. Many of us want to change, but we're not sure how. And sometimes we even know how to renew our minds—but we can't seem to make ourselves do it consistently. In this short episode, I introduce a brand new 4-part YouTube series called How to Renew Your Mind So You Can Actually Change. In the series, I explain what renewing the mind really means and share practical tools you can use to partner with God for real change. If you'd like to watch the first video in the series, you can find it on YouTube by searching: "Barb Raveling renew your mind." Over the next few weeks, I also invite you to join me in a simple renewing-your-mind project. Choose one area of your life where you'd like to see change—an emotion, a habit, or a situation that keeps upsetting you—and begin noticing the thoughts that go through your mind when that struggle appears. When the emotion rises or the urge for the habit shows up, pause and ask yourself: "What am I thinking right now?" That awareness is the first step in renewing your mind. New videos in the series will release each Saturday, and I hope you'll follow along as we learn to partner with God for transformation.