To-do lists, whether digital, on paper or in your head can be helpful, but if we are not careful, they can cause unnecessary stress and worry. This is especially true during the holiday season. We can worry about not getting…
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See How It Could Be
When we see our worrying behavior like it is not going to ever change, we are likely to get ourselves in a hopeless rut. Making statements like, “I will always worry,” or “this is just the way I am wired,”…
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Get Organized
Disorganization can create chaos physically, mentally and emotionally with worry being a likely result. Worrying about being late because we can’t find our car keys or worrying about our credit score because we forgot to pay a bill again are…
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Expand Your Perspective
One of the problems with worry is that it narrows our focus down to an expected outcome of our situation. We determine if this outcome isn’t exactly the way we desire, we will not be okay.
For example, we may…
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Ask for More Wisdom
Wisdom is different than knowledge. With wisdom, you know how to apply what you know. For example, knowledge tells you worry is a waste of time, peace and energy, but wisdom will seek ways to actually stop doing it. Sometimes…
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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. Studies have found that if you can relax your body, your mind will follow. Exercise then is a…
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Let Jesus Fight for You
Worry can feel like a battle. It can be exhausting and attacks can come out of nowhere. What if you could ask someone to step in and fight for you? That is exactly what Jesus wants to do.
Try something…
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Evaluate Your Relationship with Money
Studies show money is one of the biggest things we worry about. Losing our job or income, not being able to pay the bills, not saving enough for retirement, not being able to keep up with others financially are just…
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Join or Start a Life Group
A great way to stay free from worry is by doing life with others. Exchanging ongoing encouragement, prayer and support with friends, especially when you bring God and His Word into the mix, is powerful. A life group is a…
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Change Your "Got to" to "Get to"
Self talk can many times be the direct source of our worry and stress. It is hard to live in peace and freedom when we think and talk in a way that places requirements or demands on our daily living…
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