The Doorway to a Changed Life
“For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”
2 Chronicles 20:12b–c
Have you ever come to a place in your life where you desperately long to change? Maybe you struggle with anxiety or depression, or perhaps your relationship with your husband or one of your children feels strained or broken. You might even find yourself saying something like my son used to say when he was little and frustrated: “I don’t know what to do because I don’t know what to do!”
I struggled with anxiety for many years as a mom. I wish that weren’t part of my story, but it is. I felt fearful mostly because the home I grew up in was difficult and broken, and I knew I never wanted to repeat that for my children. I worried about not knowing how to be a Christian mom. I feared I might make mistakes and mess up my kids.
So I cried out to God and asked Him for help. Many of my prayers sounded just like Jehoshaphat’s cry to God: “We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You.” That was me. I didn’t know what to do, and I didn’t know how to change.
And God answered me. He simply whispered, “Spend time with Me, Deb.”
So I did.
I began reading my Bible and writing down Scriptures that spoke to me on index cards. I placed them all around my house. I recorded Scriptures on a tape recorder and listened to them in my car. I spoke God’s Word out loud. Verses like, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” would spill out of my mouth when I felt anxious or afraid.
And slowly, I began to change, truly change, and it made me so happy.
Then another hard season came. My kids grew up and I became an empty nester. I had poured my heart and soul into my family and, with my husband and Jesus, built a Christ-filled home that I am so grateful for. But when my children left, my heart felt empty. I didn’t know how to live in this new season, and I sank into depression.
I cried out to God again, and once more, He met me there. I kept reading and speaking the Word over myself, and it helped. God also called me to start the Help Club, and Jesus began building a whole new life for me.
Fast forward to the pandemic, and I felt fear creeping in again. I cried out to God, but this time, He led me in a new way. The idea came through my friend Linda, whose husband had just been diagnosed with a devastating brain tumor.
One day, when I called her to pray, she told me she had been worshiping for a couple of hours in her house. I was stunned. I had never thought of worshiping at home like we do at church. I played worship music constantly, but I had never worshiped at home intentionally.
Linda asked, “How about I come over and we worship together?” And she did.
From that moment on, I began worshiping God every morning before reading my Bible.
And over time… a miracle happened.
The anxiety and fear began to fade. My mind started changing. I felt like a completely different person. For the first time, I felt confident. I trusted God deeply. The more I worshiped, singing truth about His power, His faithfulness, His love—something shifted inside my heart. Peace settled in where panic once lived.
Two years later, I am still walking in that peace.
How about you, my friend? Do you want to change?
Let the Word of God, prayer, and worship become the doorway into your transformation. Ask the Lord to show you what He wants you to do. Ask Him for Scriptures to read and songs to sing. He will lead you, and you will be so grateful you cried out to Him.
I am praying for you!
Love,
Deb Weakly
I remember going into my daughter's room night after night and kneeling beside her bed and crying my heart out to God because I didn’t know how to be a Christian mom; I felt like I had no idea what I was doing. You know what? God is so faithful! He answered me and simply said, “Spend time with me, Deb.” And so I did. I began arising 15-30 minutes earlier each day so I could read my Bible and pray, and plan out my day with my family.
If there was one thing I would love to share with you is that God is personal and loves you as you are. You don’t have to be perfect to be loved by our amazing God! Come as you are! His loving presence can be practically known and experienced. He is not a God who is far away, He is near and easily found. He longs for you to come to Him!
Randy and I have been married for 33 years and we have two grown children, Christie, and Jack, and one answer to prayer son-in-law named Alex. And now I get to be a Gigi to my sweet little grandbabies, Aspen and Skylar, and Piper. Yay!
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