When God Becomes Real shares Brian Johnson's descent into anxiety and panic
disorder, and how he discovered God's presence in the darkest night. After
struggling with panic and anxiety from a very young age, Brian had been panic
free for most of his adult life. Then, in the most successful season of his
career, he suffered a debilitating break-down. In the midst of that attack,
Brian gathered his children and said, “This is when God becomes real.” Over
the course of the next year, as waves of panic crushed him, Brian only found
relief through worship and the reading of the Word. As he examined the panic
of his youth, Brian found that the darkness of his own anxiety was an invitation
to find the real presence of God. Come with Brian on this journey as he invites
you into an experience of God’s presence, even in the darkest hour.
Panic snuck up on Brian Johnson while he was out with his son, and it clung to
him on his frenzied drive home. Feeling almost outside of himself, his family
called 911. He was spiraling into darkness. Waiting for the ambulance to
arrive, unsure of what was happening, he gathered his family around him,
asked his children to pray for him, then said, “This is when God becomes real.”
In his first book, Brian shares how the panic and anxiety of his early life—panic
he’d thought he’d beaten—came back to haunt him. After experiencing
debilitating anxiety attacks from the page of 7 into his early adult years, Brian
learned to use praise and worship to usher in the presence of God and push
the panic away. Now in his mid-thirties and believing himself free of that
suffering, Brian had brought a new vision of worship to the church, built a
successful music label with his wife, and written award-winning songs and
albums. He was at the height of his success, the pinnacle of his career, and
from all appearances, things were better than ever. But there, in the midst of
all that success, the ghost of his childhood anxiety returned, stronger than
ever, and it pulled Brian into a downward spiral of chaos and darkness. In the
year that would follow, Brian came to experience the ultimate good news:
Christ, our living hope, is well-acquainted with darkness; what’s more, he
wants to enter into it with us. Whether or not you’ve struggled with panic and
anxiety, you’ve experienced some dark season of the soul. Like Brian, we’ve all
found ourselves trapped in our own pain, and in our desperation, we’ve begged
God for relief. But how do we find that relief? How do we find God? In When
God Becomes Real, Brian shares his vulnerable story of overcoming panic and
anxiety through the power of living hope. Through it, discover how you might
find God, even in the darkest hour.
General
Imprint: |
Bethel Book Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2019 |
Authors: |
Brian Johnson
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Dimensions: |
229 x 213 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
200 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-947165-57-1 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-947165-57-7 |
Barcode: |
9781947165571 |
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