Dear Anxiety,
You used to rule my life. But that’s not my story anymore. Yes, you are stalking me around every corner. You are ready to pounce at my every weakness. However, I stand firm in the promises of Christ. He has already won my battle. I am victorious.
That doesn’t mean I don’t have my moments of weakness. When it gets tough, I rely on the tools God gave me. I rely on my counselor, my husband, my sponsor, and my family from Celebrate Recovery.
I am constantly rewriting those thoughts and feelings that cloud my better judgment. In fact, I’d like to share how I rewrite those thought that have run awry. The words in bold are the words that can be repeated as a sort of formula retrain your brain.
Here is example
I feel rejected however the facts and evidence are that he has shown me me in many ways that he loves me – flowers, making dinner, standing by me when most people would have let the relationsip. I feel this way because I have either been rejected or perceived rejection from a very young age.