--Beautiful thought from my wonderful friend, Becca Luck.--
I love the quote above. The fight over anxiety is a dark one and so often it is a 'two steps forward one step back' type of thing...but progress is being made, that is what is important.
So how have I been able to make progress and overcome a lot of my anxiety?
The number one reason is through Christ's Atonement. I have spent many moments praying to Father and laying my anxiety at the feet of Christ. He has lifted me and soothed my soul. He has brought so much healing. I learned, though, that it wasn't enough to just pray for healing... I had to put forth my own effort as well.
One especially difficult day in January I was praying and the very powerful thought came to me. Here is the direct quote of that thought from my prayer journal. "When feeling broken and blue and overcome with satan's power, pray. Tell Heavenly Father what you know to be true. The Spirit is the Spirit of truth. So as you talk about what you know to be true, light will replace darkness as the influence of the Spirit comes back into your life."
I have seen MIRACLES as I have applied that personal revelation from the Lord. I begin a prayer and plead for help, and then follow that with things like "I know thou lovest me, I know my husband loves me, I know the my children are precious spirits." They thoughts can even be "I know the sky is blue, I know there are stars in the sky." Those are still truths, and since Heavenly Father and the Savior created this world we live in, the Spirit can testify of those truths as well. Those things, like a blue sky, are the way Heavenly Father intended them to be.
I love the quote above. The fight over anxiety is a dark one and so often it is a 'two steps forward one step back' type of thing...but progress is being made, that is what is important.
So how have I been able to make progress and overcome a lot of my anxiety?
The number one reason is through Christ's Atonement. I have spent many moments praying to Father and laying my anxiety at the feet of Christ. He has lifted me and soothed my soul. He has brought so much healing. I learned, though, that it wasn't enough to just pray for healing... I had to put forth my own effort as well.
One especially difficult day in January I was praying and the very powerful thought came to me. Here is the direct quote of that thought from my prayer journal. "When feeling broken and blue and overcome with satan's power, pray. Tell Heavenly Father what you know to be true. The Spirit is the Spirit of truth. So as you talk about what you know to be true, light will replace darkness as the influence of the Spirit comes back into your life."
I have seen MIRACLES as I have applied that personal revelation from the Lord. I begin a prayer and plead for help, and then follow that with things like "I know thou lovest me, I know my husband loves me, I know the my children are precious spirits." They thoughts can even be "I know the sky is blue, I know there are stars in the sky." Those are still truths, and since Heavenly Father and the Savior created this world we live in, the Spirit can testify of those truths as well. Those things, like a blue sky, are the way Heavenly Father intended them to be.
When I have the Spirit back in my heart I can easily recognize if the thoughts are from satan. I can shun the anxiety and the Spirit replaces the angst with peace.
John 14:16-18
16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
In my study this week on anxiety I also found this excellent story. It gives a new perspective on the burden of anxiety. Here is a snippet of the story "I had been pleading with Heavenly Father to remove my anxiety and despair, but without these trials, I might not reach whatever “promised land” He was leading me to." You can find the article here: https://www.lds.org/liahona/2014/10/upon-the-top-of-the-waters?lang=eng
John 14:16-18
16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
I know that through Christ's Atonement we can all be healed. Maybe not in this life, but in the next. Until then we can work hard, WITH Christ, and overcome one step at a time.
Next week: Overcoming Contention.
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