Deep breathing techniques have been shown to relax the body and the mind, and there is no way worry can reside in a calm and carefree environment.
Next time you feel stressed, try this simple deep breathing exercise. Breathe in…
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Redirect Your Creativity
Worrying is a very creative activity. We think up numerous negative and worst-case scenarios to our situations that are irrational and even outrageous at times.
Find a better way to use the imagination God has given you. Music, painting, writing…
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Repent and Be Free
To repent means to not only confess but turn away from your sin and turn toward God. Take time today to sit still in prayer and reflect. What part have you played in creating and/or entertaining worry? Be specific as…
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Exercise Your Worries Away
Physical exercise produces endorphins that act in your brain as natural painkillers, reducing stress and giving you a general sense of well-being and peace. Working out in any way is therefore a great recipe for minimizing worry. If exercising is…
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Resolve to Worry Less
To resolve means to decide firmly on a course of action. If you would like to worry less, devise a plan as to how you will accomplish this. Brainstorm ideas on how you can take specific steps to live a…
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Positively Reflect on Last Year
As 2020 draws to a close, it is easy to reflect back on all the difficulties and hardships. It is also tempting to carry old worries over into the new year.
Reset your mind by intentionally thinking about all the…
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Read the Christmas Story
We can hear the Christmas story read to us in church, shown to us through a nativity play or spoken to us through an online message but nothing compares to reading about the birth of Jesus personally. Find a quiet…
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Keep a Steady Pace
The busier life gets the more vulnerable we are to stress, anxiety, and worry. This is especially true during the holiday season with all of the extra tasks that are heaped onto us by ourselves and others.
Be mindful of…
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Be Joyful in Hope
The world can be a dark place giving us much to worry about, but God tells us to respond to the doom and gloom in a way that is joyful and hopeful. How do we do this? Romans 12:12 tells…
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Fear No Evil
As can be expected, our worries are often about the potential of bad things happening to us or our loved ones. Of course, we should try to avoid evil at all costs, but the reality is that we cannot escape…
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