9 Rounds
Fighting Fear With Faith
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Mental health can be a hot topic today, causing turmoil within us and the church body. Our minds become places of shame and doubt when dealing with internal struggles. Endless thoughts and questions race through our minds. Do we medicate a condition, or does that mean we lack faith? What happens when we pray and pray, yet depression still consumes us? Is there a place for me in the church where I am not like everyone else? Being Christian does not mean we won’t struggle with dark thoughts or depression. It doesn’t mean we won’t have insecurities or even doubt God. But we can only stand in the rink dodging blows from our enemy for so long before tiring and giving up. The stench of defeat takes over. But it doesn’t have to be this way. We don’t need to fight alone. Just like a boxer has a cornerman, so do we; his name is Jesus.
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Blow after blow, round after round, the fight won’t stop until you hit your knees. With nothing left in your tank except exhaustion and defeat, you cry out for mercy. STAND UP! YOU’RE NOT ALONE. YOU ARE A CHAMPION AND THE FIGHT IS NOT YOURS! Life is a relentless opponent, throwing doubt, mental illness, addiction, and all manner of darkness your way, but God is in your corner, coaching you to victory. Join Julie Whitley—wife, mother, coach, and trainer—as she guides you through 9 Rounds, a fight where strength, courage, conviction, and faith are tested. Through her personal trials, years in Christian ministry, and devotion to her faith, Julie demonstrates how God is the foundation for positive change, the cornerstone of hope, and the epitomy of fulfillment in life. No matter your struggles, when God is in your corner, victory will be achieved. Have faith—the fight is His.
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Julie Whitley is a wife, mother, coach, and trainer. She was raised in a home where her family supported and helped people who struggled with various forms of mental illness. Julie not only walked through the dark times of anxiety and deep depression, but she has also spent years mentoring those stuck in those places. Julie wants the world to know Christians are not exempt from dark thoughts or crippling anxiety. A real fight is happening in our minds, and Julie wants her readers to know Christians are not exempt from experiencing these trials. But we do have the vantage point. The fight is His, not ours. Julie has completed two years of ministry development, interned under Reverend Joel Johnson, and led Connect Groups and Women’s Ministry at her home church. In addition, Julie has hosted and spoken at women’s workshops and district conventions. In her free time, she feeds her competitive nature by pushing her body to new limits at CrossFit and spending quality time with her boys and husband.