Calm My Anxious Heart: A Woman's Guide to Finding Contentment [Paperback]

Linda Dillow (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1998

If you feel like worry is ruling your life or you only trust God when things go right, this twelve-week study and companion journal will help you focus on growing in contentment and faith as you learn to trust God completely.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Dillow's easy-to-read style makes for an engaging, probing read. -- Lynda Freeman, CBA Marketplace, Spetember 1998

From the Back Cover

Women worry a lot. We worry about our children, our friends, our careers, our families, our spouses-the list could go on and on. Yes, we want to be content and trust God with our worries, but it's a struggle to let go and free ourselves from the burden of anxiety. If you're tired of worrying about all the "what-ifs" in your life and want to experience the calm and contentment promised in Scripture, Calm My Anxious Heart is what you've been looking for. Filled with encouragement and practical help for overcoming anxiety, this book includes a twelve-week Bible study to help you discover what the Bible says about contentment and ways to apply it to your daily life. A companion journal is also available to record your thoughts as you listen to God's teaching on this subject. With Calm My Anxious Heart you can let go of your anxiety and experience the contentment that comes from trusting God.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Navpress Publishing Group; 10th Printing edition (July 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576830470
• ISBN-13: 978-1576830475
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (164 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #571,635 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Linda Dillow is the author of several books, including A Mother's Journey, Calm My Anxious Heart and the best-selling Creative Counterpart. A sought-after speaker, she ministers at women's conferences across the United States, Europe and Asia. Linda is the mother of four grown children and grandmother of two. She and her husband, Jody, lived overseas for 17 years and now make their home in Monument, Colorado.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

127 of 129 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Only God can--Calm My Anxious Heart shows you how! August 14, 1999

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For thirteen years I've struggled and watched my women friends struggle with anxiety vs. peace, worry vs. calm, control vs. submission, emptiness vs. letting God fill the hole in our hearts. I found myself unable to put this book down, yet having to as I would become overwhelmed by my need to talk to God. As I turned the pages and the chapters, I was blessed by the way the personal experiences shared by Linda pointed my eyes to God rather than to her. She shares so many scriptures, revealing how they minister to my anxious heart, that at times I felt like I was reading a well-annotated Bible. While reading this book, you will get the distict feeling that Linda is sitting next to you, with a Bible in one hand and your hand in the other, teaching you how to be a woman at peace with God and yourself. The book ends with a moving letter in which Linda states she is praying for you, the reader, that God will minister to you. Read the book and let God minister--when you get to her letter, you will know she's still praying. Thanks, Linda! God is answering your prayers for this reader. I have joined in your prayers as I send this book to every woman I know who also has an anxious heart.

44 of 46 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW! Life without worry! July 20, 2000

By A Customer

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We all long for contentment and calm in our everyday lives, yet seldom find either. This twelve week study has begun to lead me to a place of calm through listening more closely to GOD's teachings. Linda Dillow has given practical exercises in the word that leads to a more fulfilled and content life as a wife, mother, teacher and friend. Trusting God totally is the theme from this excellent study. I also purchased the Mercies Journal and have found it a real meaningful practice each day. This study has been life changing for me.

53 of 57 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The principles in this book have literally changed my life. October 17, 1999

By Kathlyn Britton

Format:Paperback

My life will never be the same after reading this book. Worry, anxiety, stress, disliking myself and my circumstances have all become "former things" as God has renewed my mind, body, and spirit through this wonderful book. A must read.