How to Find Peace in Anxious Seasons with an Anxiety Journaling Workbook

Discover how an Anxiety Journaling Workbook can help you bring anxious thoughts to Jesus through Scripture writing, prayer, gratitude, and simple Bible journaling.

Do anxious thoughts ever seem to follow you through the entire day?

You may wake up thinking about your children, grandchildren, finances, health, marriage, or an uncertain future. You want to trust Jesus, yet your thoughts keep circling the same situations.

Sometimes those thoughts even follow you into your Quiet Time.

You open your Bible with every intention of spending meaningful time with Jesus, but your mind feels crowded. You cannot concentrate. You do not know where to read, what to write, or even what to pray.

Have you been there too?

I certainly have.

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There were many years of my life when I dealt with anxiety much more than I realized at the time. I kept handling each situation as it came, doing the best I could.

Looking back, I wish I had something like the Anxiety Journaling Workbook during those years.

That is one reason I created it.

The Anxiety Journaling Workbook is a 70-page resource designed to help you bring your worries to Jesus, meditate on Scripture, pray intentionally, and remember God’s faithful care.

It gives you a place to slow down when your thoughts are moving much too quickly.

Anxiety Does Not Have to Control Your Quiet Time

Anxiety can make concentrating on God’s Word difficult.

You may open your Bible and suddenly remember something you need to do.

Then you remember something your child said.

Then you begin wondering what might happen tomorrow.

Before long, you have read an entire page of Scripture without remembering a single word.

When I have gone through difficult seasons, I have often found myself camping out in the Psalms. There is something comforting about reading David’s transparent prayers and seeing how he continually returned his attention to God.

But sometimes you simply need a little direction.

That is where a Bible Reading Plan can be so helpful.

The Anxiety Journaling Workbook includes a 30-day Anxiety Bible Reading Plan filled with Scriptures relating to anxiety, trust, peace, renewing your mind, and God’s faithful care.

You do not have to sit down and wonder, Where should I read today?

You simply begin with the day’s passage.

You Don’t Have to Carry Anxiety Alone

One of the verses I continually return to when talking about anxiety is First Peter 5:7:

“casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.”

What a beautiful promise.

Jesus does not ask you to pretend your concerns are not real.

They may be very real.

There may be a difficult situation involving your family, health, finances, marriage, or future.

But Jesus invites you to bring that concern to Him.

Your worries matter to Him because you matter to Him.

Anxiety often whispers that everything depends on you.

• If you can anticipate every possible problem…
• If you can make the perfect decision…
• If you can keep everyone safe…
• If you can figure everything out…
• Then perhaps nothing will go wrong.

But you were never meant to carry that responsibility.

There are things you can and cannot control.

• You can pray.
• You can make wise decisions.
• You can love your family.
• You can take the next faithful step.
• But you cannot control every outcome.

There comes a point where you must place what you cannot control into the hands of Jesus.

Sometimes God Uses Anxious Seasons to Draw Us Closer

Of course, when we are going through something difficult, we often pray for God to remove it.

• And sometimes He does.
• But sometimes the situation remains.

During those times, God can use that very circumstance to draw us closer to Himself.

• He can teach us dependence.
• He can deepen our prayer life.
• He can reveal areas where we are trying to control things that belong in His hands.
• He can teach us Scripture in a way we might never have understood during an easier season.

The situation may not disappear overnight, but God can change us while we walk through it.

That has certainly been true in my own life.

I would never choose some of the difficult seasons I have experienced, but I can look back and see how God used them to teach me more about His faithfulness.

Why Journaling Can Help an Anxious Mind

One reason I love Bible journaling is that it gives all those swirling thoughts somewhere to go.

When anxious thoughts stay inside your mind, they can feel tangled and overwhelming.

• Writing slows everything down.
• When you copy Scripture, you are forced to notice each word.
• When you write a prayer, you begin identifying what you are actually afraid of.

When you journal about a situation, you may suddenly recognize the difference between what is true and what you are imagining might happen.

That is why Scripture writing has been so meaningful to me.

I personally notice that I feel physically calmer after spending time writing Scripture and being quiet with the Lord. That is simply my personal experience, not medical advice or a guarantee of a physical result.

The goal of Bible journaling isn’t to force yourself to feel calm.

We cannot manufacture peace.

The goal is to turn toward Jesus.

You can come to Him with your hands open and uplifted and say:

• Lord, I am overwhelmed.
• My thoughts are racing.
• I don’t know what to do.
• Help me.

Then begin with one Scripture.

One prayer.

One page.

You Don’t Need a Perfect Quiet Time

I love having thirty minutes or an hour with Jesus.

But that doesn’t always happen.

Through the years, I have had children interrupt my Quiet Time. My husband might need something. These days, my grandchildren may come running into the house calling, “Grandma!”

And that’s okay.

Sometimes I put my Bible down and return to it later.

If I spent five, ten, or fifteen minutes with Jesus, that time still mattered.

I remember seasons of motherhood when uninterrupted Quiet Time was almost impossible.

There is no requirement saying you must complete pages and pages of journaling before your time with God “counts.”

• Some days you may linger.
• Other days you may have ten minutes.
• Both can be meaningful.
• God is interested in your heart, not the number of pages you complete.

What’s Included in the Anxiety Journaling Workbook?

I designed the Anxiety Journaling Workbook to include both spiritual and practical pages because anxiety often affects many areas of everyday life.

Anxiety Bible Reading Plan

The included Bible Reading Plan gives you a Scripture passage for each day.

The verses focus your thoughts on God’s peace, presence, protection, faithfulness, and care.

You can work through the plan in thirty days, or take longer.

There is no race.

Check each passage off as you complete it and move at the pace that works for your season.

S.O.A.P. Bible Journaling Pages

I also use the familiar S.O.A.P. Bible study method:

S – Scripture: Write out the verse or passage.

O – Observation: What do you notice in the passage?

A – Application: How does this truth apply to your life today?

P – Prayer: Pray the Scripture back to God or write a prayer about what He is showing you.

This simple structure is especially helpful when your mind feels scattered because it gives you something specific to focus on.

You don’t have to wonder what to write next.

Scripture Writing Pages

Writing Scripture forces you to slow down.

Instead of rushing through a familiar verse, you begin noticing every phrase.

Ask yourself:

What does this verse reveal about God?

• Is He your refuge?
• Your helper?
• Your Shepherd?
• Your provider?
• Your strength?

Then ask:

What truth in this verse speaks to what I am facing today?

Allow God’s Word to fill your heart one phrase at a time.

Prayer Pages

Anxiety tends to revisit the same unanswered questions.

Prayer pages give you a designated place to bring those concerns to Jesus.

• Write down the people and situations you are praying for.
• Date your requests.
• Then return later and record God’s answers.
• Sometimes His answer looks exactly as we hoped.
• Other times He gives strength to endure something rather than removing it.

And sometimes, months later, we suddenly recognize that God was working in ways we could not see at the time.

Your journal becomes a record of His faithfulness.

Gratitude Journaling

Gratitude is another important part of the workbook.

Gratitude does not deny your difficulty.

It simply reminds you that your difficulty is not the only thing happening in your life.

• God’s goodness is still present.
• Write down the small gifts.
• A Scripture that encouraged you.
• A warm cup of coffee.
• A text from a friend.
• A beautiful sunrise.
• A hug from your grandchild.

Strength to get through another day.

The small is not insignificant.

When you begin noticing ordinary blessings, you start recognizing God’s goodness woven throughout your everyday life.

Church Notes and Journaling Art

I also included pages for church notes and simple journaling art.

Taking notes during a sermon helps me stay focused and remember what was taught.

Sometimes I enjoy coloring or working on a simple flower while listening.

You do not have to consider yourself artistic.

You can color the flowers, trace them, or use them as inspiration for your own simple drawings.

Bible journaling isn’t about creating museum-worthy artwork.

It’s about the heart, not the art.

Weekly Planner, Meal Planner, and Grocery List

Anxiety doesn’t always begin with a dramatic problem.

Sometimes we are simply overwhelmed.

There are meals to prepare, appointments to remember, groceries to purchase, laundry to finish, ministry responsibilities, grandchildren, family needs, and countless little tasks competing for our attention.

Writing those responsibilities down can make life feel much more manageable.

That is why I included practical planning pages in the workbook.

My own weeks don’t always look the same.

I sometimes think of them as Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C depending on whether I am caring for grandchildren, working on ministry, or doing something with my husband.

Your weeks probably change too.

A planner isn’t meant to control every minute of your life.

It’s simply a tool that helps you see what needs to be done and prayerfully decide what matters most.

When Anxious Thoughts Keep You Awake

Psalm 4:8 (NKJV)
“I will both lie down in peace, and sleep;
For You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.”

A Simple Five-Step Routine for Anxious Days

If you are unsure how to begin, try this:

1. Be still.
Take a slow breath and acknowledge that Jesus is with you.

2. Read.
Follow the Anxiety Bible Reading Plan and slowly read the day’s passage.

3. Write.
Copy one verse that speaks especially to your heart.

4. Reflect.
Write what the verse reveals about God and how it applies to your situation.

5. Pray.
Surrender one specific concern to Jesus and ask Him for grace for your next step.

That’s it.

You don’t have to fix everything today.

Sometimes one faithful step is enough.

Create a Record of God’s Faithfulness

One of my favorite things about keeping journals is looking back.

Imagine opening this workbook six months or a year from now.

You read a prayer you wrote during a difficult season.

Maybe the circumstances changed.

Maybe they didn’t.

But now you can see how God strengthened you.

You can see prayers He answered.

You can remember Scriptures He used to comfort you.

You can see evidence that you survived days when you weren’t sure you could handle one more thing.

Your written pages become reminders:

Jesus met me there.

God carried me.

His grace was enough.

That is one of the blessings of journaling.

Your workbook becomes more than paper.

It becomes a record of God’s faithfulness.

Begin With One Page, One Verse, and One Prayer

Maybe you’re in an anxious season right now.

Please don’t look at a 70-page workbook and think you have another giant project to complete.

That’s the opposite of what I want for you.

• Start small.
• One page.
• One verse.
• One transparent prayer.

Some days you may complete an entire page.

Some days you may write only a few sentences.

You might spend two or three days on the same Scripture.

That’s perfectly fine.

The Anxiety Journaling Workbook is simply there to give you something to work with as you seek Jesus in whatever season you are facing.

Whether you are writing Scripture, pouring out your heart in prayer, recording God’s blessings, planning your week, or simply sitting quietly with one verse, remember this:

You were never meant to carry life’s burdens alone.

• Jesus cares for you.
• Bring Him the anxious thoughts.
• Bring Him the questions.
• Bring Him the situation you cannot fix.
• Then take the next step with Him.

Download the Anxiety Journaling Workbook here:

Begin today with one page, one verse, and one honest prayer, and allow God’s unmeasured grace to meet you right where you are.