Anxiety
Anxiety: It’s a brutal battle…
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It’s you against the past and the future… and you’re struggling to win.
Anxiety can feel like a never-ending war, pulling you into the regrets of the past and fears of the future. It’s exhausting, overwhelming, and can leave you feeling like you’re fighting a losing battle.
The memories remain vivid, intrusive, and shameful… no matter how hard you try to put them in the past.
It’s like your brain has been hijacked!
The What-Ifs Are Relentless.
What if, while chopping this watermelon, I drop the knife on my dog?
What if I have cancer?
What if I jumped out that window?
These relentless, irrational thoughts fill your mind with worry and dread. Anxiety never gives you a moment’s peace. Lurking in the shadows, it waits for the opportune time to pull you into a dark place of fear and shame.
The Intrusive Thoughts… A Mind Out of Control!
Intrusive thoughts are connected to our imagination.
Our ability to imagine is a gift that allows us to create and envision new possibilities.
But it also allows us to consider the possibility of brokenness because we live in a sin-broken world. These thoughts do not mean we are out of control.
How we respond to intentional and unintentional thoughts matters.
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–Charles Spurgeon
Who Am I? This is Not Who I Want to Be!
Too much energy is spent trying to suppress intrusive thoughts and forget to build positive, constructive imaginations.
Instead of believing our minds are dangerous and need to be shut down, we should recognize our minds as gifts from God, meant for His glory and to fuel curiosity that reflects His creativity.
See the blog article “Overcoming Fear with Faith-Based Therapy.”
How to Overcome Anxiety
Anxiety is a unique enemy – one you cannot fight with physical strength or positive thinking alone. You need tools to help you renew your mind consistently and redirect those thoughts.
We will work together in this battle for the mind, which is not just a mental struggle but a spiritual one. To fight this battle, we need spiritual tools to reject the lies that intrusive thoughts bring —all within the support of the family of God.
Intrusive thoughts will no longer define your life.
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“Humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time, he will lift you up in honor.
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.”
–1 Peter 5:6-7
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