Share The Struggle Blog

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Each week we bring you resources, insights, and stories that illuminate the path to mental and spiritual flourishing, guiding you on your journey towards wholeness and healing.

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Jesus and Trauma: What the Cross Teaches About Suffering

Trauma doesn’t vanish with a verse—and Jesus doesn’t ask it to. He knows what it means to be betrayed, abused, abandoned. This guide explores how the cross speaks directly to trauma—not as a metaphor, but as a mirror. If your story is marked by pain, you’re not disqualified. You’re deeply seen. Through Scripture, presence, and slow healing, discover how Jesus meets you in suffering—and how your scars can become proof of redemption, not ruin.

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Christian Stress: Biblical Habits for a Calmer Spirit

Loving Jesus doesn’t mean you never feel overwhelmed. In fact, Christian stress often hides behind serving, striving, and spiritual guilt. This guide offers practical, Scripture-based habits to help you move from anxious hustle to grounded peace. Learn how to breathe, pause, and reconnect with God in the middle of the pressure—not after it’s gone. If your soul feels stretched thin, you’re not alone. There’s grace here for your stress, and rhythms that lead you home.

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Rest Rhythms: Daily and Weekly Practices for Recovery

Busy doesn’t always mean fruitful. If your body is tired, your mind won’t stop, and your soul feels numb, it’s time to reimagine rest. This guide to rest rhythms offers practical, grace-filled ways to recover your peace—without waiting for life to slow down. Through daily pauses and weekly sabbath practices, learn how to stop striving and start receiving the rest Jesus already promised. You don’t need a vacation. You need rhythms that restore you from the inside out.

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Anxiety Coaching: Faith-Based Strategies That Actually Work

Anxiety isn’t weakness—and it doesn’t mean your faith is broken. If you’ve prayed, read Scripture, and still feel the spiral, you’re not alone. Anxiety coaching offers a Christ-centered path forward, combining biblical truth with practical, body-aware tools. Learn how to breathe, ground, and anchor your thoughts in the presence of God—not just once, but as a daily rhythm. You don’t have to fake peace. You can receive it. One breath. One verse. One step at a time.

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Prayer Coaching: Building a Consistent, Life-Giving Prayer Life

You want to pray—but it often feels forced, dry, or inconsistent. You’re not lazy or unspiritual. You’re human. Prayer coaching meets you there, offering Scripture-rooted support to help you build a rhythm of prayer that’s honest, sustainable, and life-giving. Whether you’re overwhelmed by distractions or stuck in shame, this guide invites you to meet God again—not out of guilt, but grace. Because prayer isn’t a performance. It’s presence. And you don’t have to figure it out alone.

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Shame Patterns You Might Miss—and How the Gospel Breaks Them

Shame doesn’t always shout. Sometimes it hides in overachieving, perfectionism, or the quiet voice that says, “You’re never enough.” These shame patterns are subtle but powerful—and they often shape our lives more than we realize. This gospel-centered guide helps you name the lies, notice the patterns, and reclaim the truth of who you are in Christ. If you’re tired of hiding or hustling for worth, here’s grace to meet you where shame once ruled.

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Gospel Coaching: Why Grace Is the Core of Transformation

Tired of trying harder and still feeling stuck? You’re not alone. Gospel coaching offers a grace-first, shame-free path to lasting transformation. It’s not about fixing yourself—it’s about learning to live from what Christ already finished. Through Scripture, prayer, and Spirit-led steps, gospel coaching helps you replace lies with truth and grow from a place of secure identity. If you’re hungry for change rooted in grace—not guilt—this is your invitation to begin again.

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Biblical Coaching: How Scripture Shapes Growth and Change

You know the truth—but still feel stuck. The verses are familiar, the prayers sincere, yet change feels slow or impossible. That’s where biblical coaching steps in. Rooted in Scripture, this approach helps you move from knowing truth to living it—one Spirit-led step at a time. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, shame, or just feel spiritually dry, biblical coaching offers guidance, clarity, and grace-soaked practices to help you grow with God in your actual life.

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Scripture for Grief: 15 Bible Verses for the Valley of Loss

Grief doesn’t follow a timeline—and neither does God’s compassion. If sorrow has lingered longer than expected, you’re not weak—you’re human. This guide to Scripture grief offers 15 verses that don’t skip the pain, but meet you in it. With short prayers and honest reflections, these Scriptures gently remind you: you’re not alone, you’re not forgotten, and healing doesn’t require pretending. Let God's nearness walk with you through the valley, one breath and verse at a time.

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