![]() The best antidote to stress, worry, fear and anxiety is joy. When I say joy, I mean real joy that flows and bubbles from your heart. No matter how bad things may look or sound, there are still things you can be thankful for. No matter how difficult a problem or challenge may seek to weigh you down, you can respond and bounce back with a big smile; smile and laugh, and say to the problem 'you are not going to steal my joy. I choose to rejoice today and always'. How we see things matters. Whenever you encounter a problem, do you see: a huge mountain, a little problem, a small challenge or a huge problem. The way you see it will determine your reaction to the situation. Hence its important that we shift our focus, and shrink the problem to a very small size. No matter how small or huge a problem is, you are still bigger than the problem, and you can speak to the problem to be removed. Place your focus on the goodness of the God. God is bigger than all of your problem. He promised to may a way for you, even when there seems to be no way. Trust God completely. Have a Carefree Attitude On the practical side of things, after you have prayed and done all you know to do, just cast ALL of your cares to God, not just some of your cares, but ALL OF YOUR CARES. Cast everything over to God because He cares for you. Have a carefree attitude. Having a Good Laugh One good kick start to having a good laugh, is to watch a good clean comedy program, or play with friends and family, get active in sport to shift your focus from problem to getting fit. Then look at yourself in the mirror and smile, remember something that you did in the past that gave you so much fun and just laugh. Positive Affirmations Whenever anxious or problematic thoughts tries to show up, just say "I cast my cares over to God, He cares for me, I refuse to worry of be anxious, my situation is a million times better than what someone else is facing right now, I am grateful for my life, I am grateful I can speak, I am grateful I can walk, I am grateful I have a beautiful face to smile with, I am grateful for my children (if you have children), I am grateful for what I have, I am grateful Lord" Praise & Gratitude When we release praise and gratitude for what we do have and for what are going well in our lives, it shifts our focus from sorrow, sadness, regret, to a sense of anticipation, and of looking up to the big GOD who is greater and mightier than any challenges or problems. Reciting Scriptures Psalms 121 is one of my favorite scriptures, when you read and recite this scripture at least 3 times a day, your sense of hope and joy will begin to rise. When you know and are assured that God has your interest at heart and he is watching over you, this makes all the difference to how you feel. Psalm 121 New King James Version (NKJV) God the Help of Those Who Seek Him A Song of Ascents. 1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills-- From whence comes my help? 2 My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. 4 Behold, He who keeps Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord is your keeper; The Lord is your shade at your right hand. 6 The sun shall not strike you by day, Nor the moon by night. 7 The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. 8 The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore. Quiet Meditation Find a quiet place where you can meditate. Repeat the following quietly to yourself in quiet manner and in a relaxed state:
Take as much time as you need to meditate and quiet your soul before the presence of God. The more you practice this, the lighter the burden feels and the freer you personally will feel in your mind and emotions. You can take your time of meditation further, by doing what God told Abraham to do, begin to see the answers to your prayers manifested, connect your mind and emotions to the answered prayers and give thanks to God for it. Mark 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. Genesis 15:5 - 6 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. 6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. Genesis 13:16 -17 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee. Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Ephesians 5:19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Acts 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Ephesians 2 : 4 - 6 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
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![]() Laughter is of great benefit to the human soul. It eases tension and stress, it releases endorphins that give us a feel good factor, it produces healing chemicals in the body. Science have confirmed what the bible has said all along about laughter. A merry heart is like medicine. Be merry, be happy, be joyful, and be healed. Learn to laugh, don’t take life or anything too serious. When facing challenges or difficulty just laugh and say “this too shall pass, its only a matter of time”. Develop an habit of thanksgiving to God, always focus on what is going well in your life and begin to thank God for it. If you see what is not going as planned in your life begin to thank God and say “Lord I thank you that there is no mountain too high for you to level down, there is no valley too low for you to raise up, I know you will remove every mountain and obstacles standing in my way, I know you will raise me up from any valley of defeat, I am thankful that you are working this situation out for me, and it will turn out for my benefit”. Then express an Ahh ahh ahh laughter with a big smile on your face. It eases the tension, and gives you perspective that things are not as bad as they may seem, it could have been worse, if not for the mercies of God, and God grace is more than sufficient to see you through and deliver you from every problem. Whenever the enemy try to get you focused on the negative, just laugh out loud, and repeat the phrase or add your own. The Lord of the breaking through is working this out for me. Proverbs 17: 22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones |
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