Teachings by Timothy Ivy
From Overwhelmed to Surrendered
Faith for the days you can’t control.
These are two video teaching series I recorded and first shared on our family YouTube channel, @jonahtimothy365. The first meets you in anxiety and overwhelm. The second explores what it means to release control and live free. Watch them in order, or start with the one that sounds like your week.
These teachings are about faith walking alongside real help, not replacing it. Counseling, community, and asking for help are part of the message. If you’re in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, in the U.S. call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Series one · 8 teachings
Anxiety, Overwhelm & the Peace of God
For anyone whose thoughts are loud, whose heart races, or who has been the “strong one” too long.
Full playlist on YouTube ↗Peace of God · 1 of 8
You’re Not Crazy, You’re Not Alone
Anxiety doesn’t make you crazy or weak, and you don’t have to face it alone. A real story from middle school panic, a two-minute night check-in with your Heavenly Father, and one courageous honest sentence: “Jesus, today I feel ______.”
Watch on YouTube ↗Peace of God · 2 of 8
Your Body Knows Something Your Mind Doesn’t
What to do in the middle of the spiral, not just after you’ve calmed down. From silently panicking on a factory line at 18 to the simple, faith-filled tools Timothy uses now, including a quick body check-in and a three-step framework for “runaway train” moments.
Watch on YouTube ↗Peace of God · 3 of 8
Praying Your Panic: Turning Anxiety Into Prayer
God invites you to talk to Him honestly, right in the middle of the panic. How to flip each “What if?” into a one-sentence prayer, and how to model honest dependence on God for the young people watching your life.
Watch on YouTube ↗Peace of God · 4 of 8
Exhausted by the Crowd? Here’s What to Do
Digital boundaries for a crowd-tired soul. An unplugged conversation about the noise that wears us down.
Watch on YouTube ↗Peace of God · 5 of 8
Peace Isn’t About Escaping the Storm
Learning to worship in the storm, not just survive it. Name your storm, breathe with Jesus, and turn your attention from the waves to the One who commands them.
Watch on YouTube ↗Peace of God · 6 of 8
You Don’t Have to Fight Alone
What it really looks like to bring someone in. God uses safe, wise people as part of your healing, not as a replacement for Him. Needing help doesn’t make you weak. Asking for help is an act of faith, not failure.
Watch on YouTube ↗Peace of God · 7 of 8
Walking with God Over Time
Why anxiety can remain even after prayer, how Jesus teaches us to live inside today’s grace, and how daily habits of surrender and honest trust form lasting peace. When anxiety doesn’t disappear overnight, that’s usually training, and you don’t walk through it alone.
Watch on YouTube ↗Peace of God · 8 of 8
The Way of Peace: A New Way of Living
The series finale. Not an instant fix, but a way of living with God at the center, built on four daily rhythms: Real with God, Rooted in His Word, Relational instead of isolated, and Released to carry His peace to others.
Watch on YouTube ↗
Series two · 3 teachings
Surrender & Freedom
For the restless, the self-reliant, and anyone tired of carrying the weight of control.
Full playlist on YouTube ↗Surrender · 1 of 3
The Prison of Me, Me, Me
Our culture calls self-focus “wisdom” and control “responsible.” Timothy isn’t pointing at “them out there.” He shares the subtle ways he put himself at the center, and how God began to confront that.
Watch on YouTube ↗Surrender · 2 of 3
You’re Not in Control, and That’s Actually Good News
Why surrender and obedience aren’t for “super Christians” but the normal Christian life. Confronting self-rule, the illusion of control, and the freedom, peace, and purpose that come when you follow Christ.
Watch on YouTube ↗Surrender · 3 of 3
The Freedom on the Other Side of Surrender
Surrender doesn’t make life smaller. It breaks the power of self at the center, so you can live free: at peace, present with God, and faithful right where you are.
Watch on YouTube ↗
Keep going
Go deeper with the podcasts.
For the longer story behind trust and control, listen to Built, Not Broken. For short, everyday reflections on faith, listen to What’s On My Mind Today.
Videos play from YouTube in privacy-enhanced mode, and only after you press play. Teachings by Timothy Ivy, originally published on the @jonahtimothy365 channel ↗.