You may have put a lot of practice into worrying. Developing thought patterns that are negative and fear-based has set you up to worry almost effortlessly. In order to break this habit you are going to have to practice the…
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Replace Expectations with Expectancy
Worry is often based on expectations we have pre-formulated around our circumstances. For example, we expect to have a comfortable easy life so when events don’t go this way we become miserable and disappointed. A better mindset would be one…
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Practice Prayer, Petition and Thanksgiving
The Bible tells us to present our worries to God by prayer, petition and with thanksgiving. Praying is simply communicating with God in a general way. This could be anything from praise, appreciation to confession. A petition is making a…
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Understand How Much God Loves You
If we really knew deep down in our soul how much God loves us, we would see there is no reason to worry. We will still have trouble in this world, but He is going to be right beside us…
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Recognize the Pride in Worry
We all struggle with pride, but many times don’t see it, especially in our worry. The enemy tricks us into believing our worry is simply a normal response. When we worry, we are assuming we are in control and we…
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Learn to Be Assertive
We often create unnecessary worry and anxiety by being passive and/or aggressive. For example, we take on extra work in order to passively avoid conflict only to worry how we will have time for family. Or we aggressively snap at…
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Beware of Exaggerated Thinking
Worries are often created from our overactive imaginations. We take a small concern, such as our child getting a bad grade, and project it out to believe he or she is going to flunk out of school and have no…
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Test Your Motives
Many times our worries are formed from selfish ideals. Ask yourself what the motives are behind the wishful outcomes of your worries. Are they what God would desire for you? Or are they what you desire primarily for comfort, ease…
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Take Up the Sword of the Spirit
Worry can be more than just our own mental battle. It can also be a spiritual battle. The Armor of God is used in the Bible as a metaphor to show us how we can protect ourselves from these spiritual…
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Put on the Helmet of Salvation
Worry can be more than just our own mental battle. It can also be a spiritual battle. The Armor of God is used in the Bible as a metaphor to show us how we can protect ourselves from these spiritual…
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