Episode 266: Finding Peace When the What-Ifs Take Over

Episode 266: Finding Peace When the What-Ifs Take Over

From Write this Down! with Dot Bowen by Dot Bowen

April 22, 2026 · 30 min

About this episode

Dot and Cara discuss managing anxiety through faith and scripture, focusing on Matthew 6:25-34.

What do you do when the "don't worry" in Scripture feels impossible to actually live? In this episode, Dot and Cara sit with Matthew 6:25-34 and get honest about the anxious thoughts that sneak in, the "what if" seeds that take root, and what it really looks like to keep your eyes on God when life feels out of control. This is a real, warm, and deeply practical conversation about faith as something you do, not just something you know. Pull up a chair, grab your Bible, and lean in with us. Got a question about today’s episode or something else you’d like to hear us talk about on the show? Let us know ! Episode Recap Intro: Cara admits she's feeling the most anxious on the very morning they're recording about anxiety (00:00) Write this down: Matthew 6:25-34, Jesus telling his disciples not to be anxious (00:00) Why Jesus repeats "don't be anxious" more than once, and what that tells us about how well he knows us (01:40) Cara and Dot reflect on how anxiety can sneak up on you even when you don't think of yourself as an anxious person (02:00) How we know too much now, and how our hearts and souls were never meant to carry all of it (04:13) Keeping your eyes on God: what that actually…

People in this episode

Host: Dot Bowen

Guest: Cara

Topics covered

  • anxiety
  • faith
  • scripture
  • what-ifs
  • keeping eyes on God
  • practical faith

Keywords

  • anxiety
  • faith
  • Matthew 6:25-34
  • what if
  • keeping eyes on God
  • prayer
  • truth-speaking

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Matthew 6:25-34

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