#EssentialsToBelieve

Written by cycleguy on May 25th, 2023

In 1816 Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to John Adams in which he said, “There are indeed gloomy and hypochondriac minds, inhabitants of diseased bodies, disgusted with the present, and despairing of the future; always counting the worst will happen, because it may happen! To these I say how much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened!” (Quote from Unwinding Anxiety by Judson Brewer-p.12)

I’m pretty sure Thomas Jefferson had plenty to be anxious about!! 🙂

Whenever someone is going through a “down” time or depression or simply fighting their own emotions of being down, they tell themselves lies they come to believe.  In his book, Attacking Anxiety, Pastor Shawn Johnson takes lessons from his own struggles with depression and anxiety and panic to gives three essentials a person must believe. I will talking about them this Sunday:

  1. You are not crazy
  2. You are not alone
  3. This will end.

I realize those who struggle with a chemical imbalance in their system will find some of this hard to believe. And accept. But my desire is that I can give them hope that it is not a lost cause. Primary to that is what we tell ourselves. We all need to start telling ourselves, “You are a child of God. You are a loved child of God. Like everyone else, you are a slightly broken child of God.”

Please join us this Sunday live or live stream at 9:00 and 10:45. There is hope for all of us.

 

 

2 Comments so far ↓

  1. Linda Stoll says:

    #3 was a lifeline when I was in a deep, dark place. He held me close to His loving heart every step of the way. I praise Him for delivering me and setting my feet on a solid pathway yet again.

    He is our Healer. And He does restore the years ‘the locusts have eaten.’

    • cycleguy says:

      Thanks for the truth of your testimony Linda. I’m glad God was close to you every step of the way and delivering you and setting you free. The greater the est; the greater the testimony. Thanks again.