02/11/2026
✨ Tiffany’s Testimony ✨
"Sometimes it’s really hard to see God at work when I’m going through something truly awful. A little over a year ago I had a really close relationship that fell apart very abruptly and unexpectedly. I have always struggled with anxiety, but something about this particular situation sent my body into overdrive. I experienced a prolonged and severe anxiety attack that eventually landed me in an emergency room, desperate for help. In the days before going to the hospital as I laid in bed trying to cope with wave after wave of crippling anxiety, I remember praying, begging God to take the pain away. I trusted that God had the power to help me, and I was ready for his healing touch. But it didn’t come. I couldn’t understand what possible reason God would have to leave me to suffer in this way. Didn’t I need to be up, working for him by teaching kids’ class at church?
So, when it seemed as though the anxiety was not going to dissipate on its own, I finally headed to the ER. In the weeks that followed, I saw my doctor, and was eventually prescribed an anxiety medication. Here’s where I see God’s deliverance. If God had taken my anxiety in the moment, I would not have sought out help from my doctor. And once my medication began to work I found that anxiety had been a much more present problem in my every day life than I understood. You see, for years I had been teaching in children’s Bible classes. And every day after church I went home and cried. I felt lonely, but didn’t have the courage to develop relationships and ask for help. God held back helping me in a moment to bring about a bigger and more lasting change. Now I feel more connected to my church community, encouraged and excited by the mission God has given me, and comfortable in ways I didn’t know were possible. Praise God!"
