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Chasing Shadows - Final Episode

  So she fought back. She closed her eyes. She whispered Scripture. She reminded herself that she was not alone. And for the first time in years, the anxiety didn’t win. — So now, as she sat with the bottle of pills in her hands, she knew… She knew this wasn’t about throwing the pills away in some dramatic, life-changing moment. It was going to take  trusting God one step at a time. She took a deep breath. Placed the bottle back on the table. And whispered, “God, I trust You.” Healing wasn’t a straight line. She has struggled so much with setbacks. There were days she wondered if she’d ever be free. But she noticed that day by day, battle by battle, prayer by prayer… She was winning. And that? That was healing. …….. Weeks turned into months. Adebisi wasn’t just surviving anymore, she was thriving . She began writing again , sharing her testimony online. She even got a promotion at work, a role she once thought she wasn’t capable of handling. But most imp...
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Chasing Shadows - Episode 7

The third step was seeking God in the stillness. Anxiety had trained her to fear silence. She had drowned it out with noise, music, social media, Netflix, anything to keep from being alone with her thoughts. But now, she was learning to sit with God. It started with five minutes. Sitting in her room, no distractions, just breathing and whispering: "God, I know You are here." Some days, she felt nothing. Other days, His presence was so strong, she wept. But she kept showing up. And over time, peace became her default instead of fear. — The fourth step was walking in community. For so long, anxiety had made her feel like she had to handle everything alone. But the truth was, she needed people. She joined the workforce at church. She let Tola pray for her, even when she didn’t feel like praying for herself. She started being honest about her struggles. And in those moments, when she wanted to give up, when the anxiety tried to pull her back, her community ca...

Chasing Shadows - Episode 6

Adebisi sat on her bed, gripping the bottle of pills in her hands. Her heart was racing, but this time, it wasn’t just from anxiety. It was from decision. She had been here before, staring at the medication, wondering if she could function without it. But tonight was different. Tonight, she was fighting back. — The journey had started with exposing the lies. Anxiety had whispered to her for years. "You’re not enough." "You’ll never get better." "God has abandoned you." And she had believed them. Until Pastor Segun told her: “You cannot fight an enemy you won’t expose.” So she started writing them down. Every anxious thought. Every fear. Every lie that had kept her trapped. And next to each one, she wrote what God actually said. "I am not enough?" God’s grace is sufficient. (2 Corinthians 12:9) "I will never get better?" God is my healer. (Psalm 147:3) "God has abandoned me?" He will never leave me. (Deute...

Chasing Shadows - Episode 5

They started with prayer. Not the kind that came from a place of habit, but the kind that came from a place of warfare. For the first time in months, she prayed like she meant it. Like her life depended on it. Like she was tired of being a prisoner in her own mind. And as she spoke, as she cried out to God, something inside her shifted. A weight lifted. The chains didn’t break in one moment. But they cracked. And that was enough to keep fighting. — “ I’m going to help you,” Pastor Segun said. “ But you need to do your part. ” She nodded. “ First, you need to get accountability. Someone who will walk this journey with you. Someone who won’t let you go back.” Tola. She knew that was her answer even before he said it. “ Second, you need to replace the lies with truth. Anxiety thrives in darkness. It makes you believe you’re alone, that no one cares, that you’ll never be free.” He handed her a list of Scriptures. “ But you have a weapon. And the more you use it, the weak...