Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5. Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Sheryl Daughety for today's devotional drawn from the One Year Bible. In this episode, the team unpacks Proverbs 12:25 and one of the most relatable struggles in the Christian life: worry, and the power of encouragement to counter it.

Scripture Focus: Proverbs 12:25 "Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up."

In This Episode:

How worry blocks the presence of God and leads to dangerous isolation
Practical habits to combat anxiety: prayer, trust, community, and speaking Scripture out loud
Why encouragement is ministry, and why every believer is called to it

Key Quote: "I don't think you accidentally combat worry. I think you intentionally combat worry by the choices and decisions that you make."

One Single Story is a weekday devotional podcast from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina, offering short conversational lessons from the One Year Bible. New episodes every weekday.

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Worry, Encouragement, and the Weight We Carry - Proverbs 12:25 | April 9, 2026