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I Need to Stop Worrying. HELP!
KatieAnna

Posted on 12/13/2004 11:41:08 AM PST by katieanna

Good day friends at FR,

Please share with me your thoughts and comments on worry-more specifically, how to stop! I vowed (as of this morning) to commit my cares to the Lord every day before getting out of bed. I believe that is a good start. Thanks for your thoughts. Merry Christmas!


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1 posted on 12/13/2004 11:41:08 AM PST by katieanna
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To: katieanna

How to stop worrying?

1. Make a top ten list of your worries.

2. Write out to the side in the 2nd column at least one thing you can do to fix that problem.

3. If there is nothing you can honestly think of, then realize that one is in God's hands and trust Him.

4. If there's something you can do, then do that, and then see if there's other things that you can do.


2 posted on 12/13/2004 11:47:02 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army and Proud of It!)
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To: xzins

5. Don't do it if it is 'sin'.....


3 posted on 12/13/2004 11:50:02 AM PST by maestro
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To: katieanna

Worried about anything in particular, or just general worry?

My pastor is fond of saying, "Worrying is Stewing without Doing." Ask yourself: is this situation in or out of my control? If it's in your control, take action. If it's out, accept that you have no control over it and move on.

Easier said than done, I know.


4 posted on 12/13/2004 11:50:04 AM PST by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Pajama Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: katieanna
Why Worry?

There are only two things to worry about, whether you sick or whether you are well. If you're well, there's nothing to worry about.

If you're sick, there are only two things to worry about, whether you are going to live or whether you are going to die.

If you're going to live, then there's nothing to worry about.

If you going to die, then there are only two things to worry about. Whether you are going to heaven, or whether you are going to hell.

If you are going to heaven, there is nothing to worry about, and if you are going to go to hell, you'll be so damn busy shaking hands with friends, you won't have time to worry......

5 posted on 12/13/2004 11:53:16 AM PST by b4its2late (It's frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.)
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To: SandyInSeattle

Sandy, it is worry in general. I do have a lovely Christian counsellor and some anti-anxiety meds. Lately, I have been convicted that God is expecting more from me. Thank you for your kind words!


6 posted on 12/13/2004 11:54:07 AM PST by katieanna
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To: katieanna

Do your best. Deal with life's problems. But don't worry. Instead, have faith in Jesus that all things will work out in the way they need to work out.

"Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" - Jesus Christ, Matthew 6:27


7 posted on 12/13/2004 11:55:02 AM PST by Chad Fairbanks ('Hate' is just a special kind of Love we give to people who suck.)
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To: katieanna; xzins; fortheDeclaration; editor-surveyor

Go to 'Best Buy' and buy the new DVD movie 'Luther'.


8 posted on 12/13/2004 11:56:36 AM PST by maestro
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To: maestro

Rotflol!!!

Absolutely!!

:>)


9 posted on 12/13/2004 11:56:43 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army and Proud of It!)
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To: katieanna
Stop?? You should be worried. Very worried!! Look around you...

-Terrorists lurking behind every corner
-Global warming
-Obesity running rampant
-Everything you like causes cancer!

Have you seen the nutjobs driving out on the highways? Those are deadly missiles!!


11 posted on 12/13/2004 11:59:06 AM PST by Coop (In memory of a true hero - Pat Tillman)
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To: katieanna

That is an admirable vow, but difficult to maintain.

It is hard to imagine how to describe the different ways to approach such promise but I will try.

You will really need to frame everything in your life as out of your control.

You are God's active hand on Earth. It is through you He influences people's lives.

Live your days growing yourself and handling things in your life as responsibly as possible as if God were doing them instead. Praise Him for the examples of His Son and the rest of those in the Bible. And be there for others as you can.

You will not be able to stop many bad things from happening around you. The best you can do is to influence that which you can't change. Leave the rest to God and know He has allowed it to occur unless you feel compelled to really dedicate yourself to a certain cause.

Trust in Him.

I would like to more closely follow my own words; however, I tend to grow to not care at times.

To vow is a very serious step. We all need to do what you are trying to do, though, regardless of special covenant.

Others need to help pray for your commitment on this. Ask your friends and family to pray, too. Fellow members here should do likewise. Let's all pray for the glorification of God.


12 posted on 12/13/2004 12:00:27 PM PST by ScottM1968
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To: katieanna
I do have a lovely Christian counsellor and some anti-anxiety meds.

Keep the counselor. Dump the meds, unless they are absolutely essential. Seriesly. Good luck!

13 posted on 12/13/2004 12:01:13 PM PST by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Pajama Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: katieanna
My wife had a major problem with this too. She is much better now. She made one change. She disciplined herself to say "I am not going to allow my mind to think about [whatever]." whenever she found herself thinking about her two biggest problem areas

1. "what if's" or things that MIGHT happen.
2. Imaginary discussions of how things might go (or should have gone) in a conversation.

I'm not saying it is easy; it will probably take you some practice, but eventually she got to the place where she is able to control what her mind dwells on and not let her runaway thoughts control her.

Lord, help Katieanna to control her thoughts so that she can focus on the wonderful things You have done and will be doing in her life and not on those things which keep her from serving You to the best of her ability.

14 posted on 12/13/2004 12:04:06 PM PST by ZGuy
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To: katieanna
Dial 1-800-ANXIETY

Seriously.

15 posted on 12/13/2004 12:04:41 PM PST by rightwingreligiousfanatic (You cannot stop me...... I'll just make...... a "move"........)
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To: katieanna

Give thanks in everything. Count your blessings.


16 posted on 12/13/2004 12:05:59 PM PST by PreviouslyA-Lurker (Some Americans don't understand that being an American is more than living in America.)
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To: katieanna
An oldie but a goodie....

Apocalypse Fatigue (Sing to: "A Few of My Favorite Things")

AlQaeda threats and stock market tankings
Warming that's global and Alzheimer's blankings
E coli beef and strikes in the big leagues
This is what gives me apocalypse fatigue
El Nino, La Nina, and no Nina weather
Extincted birds that can't flock together
Pig farm pollution and medicinal weed
This is what gives me apocalypse fatigue

When the Dow flops
and the rain stops
When the bills come due
I simply remember apocalypse fatigue
And then I don't feel so blue

Saddam Hussein and George Bush Iraqing
Meteoric near misses and dental deplaquing
Baseball teams folding and Capital intrigue
This is what gives me apocalypse fatigue

When the cell phones
Turn to cell clones
When the "girls from Enron" go bare
I simply remember apocalypse fatigue
And then I can say who cares?

Greenhouse emissions and jihads unholy
Billy Bob's breakup with Angelina Jolie
The end of the world in a media blitzkrieg
This is what gives me apocalypse fatigue

When the dam breaks
When the earth quakes
When I'm counting sheep
I simply remember apocalypse fatigue
And then I can go to sleep!

17 posted on 12/13/2004 12:10:13 PM PST by rightwingreligiousfanatic (You cannot stop me...... I'll just make...... a "move"........)
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To: All

Friends,

I want to thank each one of you for your caring and thoughtful words. I shall print your comments and keep them in my Bible. I pray each of you will have a blessed Christmas. God love and bless you!


18 posted on 12/13/2004 12:10:14 PM PST by katieanna
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To: katieanna

Get checked for reactive hypoglycemia... seriously


19 posted on 12/13/2004 12:11:59 PM PST by Lexington Green (... and a cavity search for every schoolchild.)
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To: katieanna
In the Scripture, Paul wrote, "I planted, Apollonius watered, but it was God that caused the growth." When I worry, I find that it's usually because I'm trying to do what is God's business, and have found great comfort in Paul's analogy. You can plant a tree. You can water a tree. You can't make a tree grow. That's out of your hands. Trust that those things that are out of your hands are in more capable hands than yours.

Jesus Christ came to bring us hope, not guilt. Get up every morning, make your best pitch, and trust God to take care of the rest. Hope this helps.

20 posted on 12/13/2004 12:12:40 PM PST by Richard Kimball (Four more years)
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