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"When anxious thoughts filled my heart, your comfort brought me joy." —Psalm 94:19, REB
So often our thoughts determine the mood of our days, coloring and even creating the experiences of our lives. We often don’t recognize that we can make a choice to bring more positive thoughts into our minds, and that when we choose other ways of thinking, we’ll change the way we feel.
So perhaps when we find ourselves laden with anxieties and worries, we can try replacing our heavy thoughts with lighter and more uplifting ones. We can bring to our minds the thought and image of God’s care for us. We might imagine ourselves being comforted by God and held close. As we consciously and deliberately choose images and thoughts of comfort and joy, we will find sadness or anxiety giving way to joy and optimism.
“O God who loves me, help me when I find myself…
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