3 Days to Break Free From WorrySample

During the last two days, we’ve highlighted some important things to do that will help stop worry and anxiety from dominating your life.

First, you must take control of your thought life and focus on God, not your worries. Next, you can help eliminate worry by focusing on your rational side, calming your breathing, and relying on Scripture to help you concentrate on the peace that Jesus brings. 

When you experience an overwhelming emotion ask yourself: 

• What is causing this emotion I am feeling? 
• If I weren’t stuck on this, what would I be doing instead?

By taking control of our negative emotions, we can eradicate their hold on our minds.

Another helpful technique is to face your worry and anxiety head-on. Ask yourself the following questions: 

• What worries me the most? 
• What am I actually afraid of? What do I fear? 
• What do I picture will happen? How much do I really believe it is likely to happen—10%, 30%, 70%? 
• What do I think is most likely to happen? 
• What steps can I take to make sure the worst doesn’t happen?

Is this a temporary or permanent problem?

In addressing your worry directly, you take control by taking the vagueness out of your worry and making it more specific.

Our emotions are no accident. They can be a warning sign for what is occurring in our lives as well as a source of passion and intensity. They help us monitor our needs, make us aware of good and evil and provide motivation and energy. God has designed us in such a way that our emotions influence almost every aspect of our lives. The problem comes when we allow them to control us, rather than the other way around.

Using the techniques mentioned during this devotional may not help overnight, but through time and practice you can move forward away from a life of worry.

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This plan was adapted from another resource. Learn more at restartingtheworldbook.com and hnormanwright.com.