what people are saying
Jocelyn Green
co-author of The 5 Love Languages Military Edition
with Dr. Gary Chapman
I love this book! In Jesus for the Anxious, I found the perfect blend of biblical truth and compassionate counseling, full of tools that will equip anyone to better calm their anxiety. Melissa Fisher's writing style is conversational and yet carries the authority of all her education and experience. I highly recommend Jesus for the Anxious as a must-have resource for those dealing with anxiety, and for those who love them.
Chuck DeGroat
author of
When Narcissism Comes to Church
Anxiety is too often treated as a failure of faith or a problem to overcome before we can draw near to God. Melissa Fisher wisely dismantles that shame. With clinical wisdom, spiritual sensitivity, and practical care, Jesus for the Anxious helps readers attend to the intertwined realities of mind, body, soul, and relationships while discovering how Jesus who moves toward us in our distress. This is a compassionate and accessible companion for anyone longing to experience greater steadiness, connection, and peace.
Amazon reader
Melissa blends practical coping skills and awareness exercises with theological truth, deep meditation and prayer. I can’t recommend this book highly enough to anyone struggling with anxiety.
MT
licensed counselor
My group is really enjoying the book! It's been a good reminder to me about how many people still don't know a lot about anxiety or understand the mind/body connection with it. Even those who've been to counselors. The conversation has been good & it's getting women back into (or for the first time) a daily rhythm of being with Jesus.
Available now from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Do you tend to overthink the simple things? Does relational conflict cause worry--or even unnecessary guilt? Do you have difficulty controlling your thoughts or relaxing your body? When you have anxiety, symptoms like these can dominate your days and prevent you from enjoying life. And knowing the Bible says "Don't be anxious" makes you feel worse--as if you can just turn it off!
Licensed Christian counselor (and reformed worrier) Melissa Fisher is here to tell you that managing your anxiety shouldn't cause you more anxiety. In this 8-week interactive journey toward lasting inner peace, Melissa integrates Scripture, neuroscience, and psychology into a practical, easy-to-use approach. She teaches you coping and relationship skills that you can put into practice today and keep in your toolbox for the future.
With helpful therapy techniques, honest meditative prayers, and hopeful daily readings, you will learn to overcome your anxiety one day at a time. And you'll draw closer to the One who calms the storms--even the ones raging inside you.
This isn’t just a book to read.
It’s a guided experience —
meant to be practiced.
Because the book is interactive and includes reflection exercises throughout, I’ve created a few additional (printable!) tools to support your process.
Journaling Pages
For readers who prefer not to write directly in their book, these simple, distraction-free journaling pages mirror the exercises in each chapter so you can write freely.
Group Study Guide
Want to walk through this with others? The group study guide provides discussion prompts and structure for small groups.
Breath Prayers
8 weeks of Breath Prayers to use alongside your reading of the book, and for the future.
