Give Up Worry for Good!: 8 Weeks to Hopeful Living and Lasting Peace

by Gary Zimak

Overview

Winner of a second-place award in the healing and self-help category from the Catholic Media Association.

Gary Zimak’s bestselling book Give Up Worry for Lent! has helped countless people tackle their worry habit. Now, Zimak returns with an eight-week resource you can use anytime of year with more insights and habits that will help you win the battle against worry and experience the peace that only Jesus can provide.

Give Up Worry for Good! will help you learn that it is possible to stop worrying. And Zimak will give you the tools you need to do it.

Drawing deeply from scripture, Zimak challenges you to walk in confidence with the Holy Spirit and to share what you’ve discovered with others—even as you continue to work on your own to break that worry habit once and for all. Get rid of the stressful, energy-sapping behaviors that keep you on edge and rob you of joy by cultivating habits of contented, peaceful living every day with promises from the Word of God:

• Turn to God for help.
• Do what you can.
• Expect difficulties.
• Surrender.
• Look back with thanks and trust.

Interactive questions and daily reflections reinforce each lesson every week.

Whether you are already a Zimak fan or are just discovering his principles of worry-free living for the first time, Give Up Worry for Good! will keep you focused and motivated as you seek victory over anxiety.

This book is perfect for individual or group study.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781646800513
Publisher:	Ave Maria Press
Publication date:	03/12/2021
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Gary Zimak is a Catholic speaker and the bestselling author of several books, including Give Up Worry for Lent!, Let Go of Anger and Stress!, Give Up Worry for Good!, Let Go of Your Fear, and When Your Days Are Dark, God is Still Good.

He is the host of The Gary Zimak Show and the podcast Following the Truth. He previously served as director of parish services at Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Catholic Church in North Wales, Pennsylvania, and as the host of Spirit in the Morning on Holy Spirit Radio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a frequent speaker and retreat leader at Catholic parishes and conferences across the country.

His work has appeared in Catholic Digest, National Catholic Register, Catholic Exchange, Catholic Philly, and Catholic Answers Magazine. Zimak has been a guest on numerous television and radio programs, including EWTN’s Bookmark and Women of Grace, Catholic Answers Live, Morning Air, and the Son Rise Morning Show.

Zimak earned a bachelor of science in business administration from Drexel University. 

He lives in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, with his wife. They have two children.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Week 1 It Is Possible to Stop Worrying! 1

Week 2 Recognize God's Power 23

Week 3 Turn to Him for Help 47

Week 4 Do What You Can 73

Week 5 Expect Difficulties 95

Week 6 Focus on God 119

Week 7 Surrender 143

Week 8 Look Back 165

Conclusion 189

Final Meeting Day 195

Journal Pages 199

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“This book shows even the biggest worrywart how to rely on God with confidence.” —Fr. Dave Dwyer, C.S.P., Executive director of Busted Halo

“In Give Up Worry for Good!, Gary Zimak gives us all a timely reminder that worry, while not of heaven, is very much a reality on earth. Zimak takes the reader through the battlefield of modern stress, worry, and anxiety and ushers in newfound peace and joy.” —Mark Hart, Executive vice president of Life Teen International

“Gary Zimak is one of the world’s most important authors because he helps people overcome the great affliction of modern life: worry. Read this book! Zimak can help you, step by step, to overcome worry and build a practical relationship of trust with God.” —Cy Kellett, Host of Catholic Answers Live

“A wonderful and ready-to-use resource for individuals, small-groups, and even entire parish communities. It reminds us that there is always hope amidst the worry of our world and age.” —Fr. Michael Hennessy, C.S.P., Associate pastor of Cathedral of Saint Andrew, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Young adult ministry liaison at the Catholic Information Center

“In his usual tell-it-like-it-is style, Gary Zimak has provided a wonderful resource for anyone who wants to—with the help of Jesus—actually get rid of anxiety. Taking small, incremental, and doable steps that are deeply rooted in Scripture, Zimak shows you how to move from fear to trust. What are you waiting for? Get a group of fellow worriers together and begin your journey to give up worry for good!” —Anna Mitchell, Cohost and producer of the Son Rise Morning Show

“You need practical ways to connect the dots between your faith and your emotional life and so you need Gary Zimak’s book. I’m excited that he’s written this study guide and resource. Read it, study it, share it. It will change your life.” —Greg Bottaro, Director of the CatholicPsych Institute and author of The Mindful Catholic