- Oct 13, 2019
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As I told someone yesterday, telling me not to worry is like telling me not to breathe.
I have heard all the Christian things, such as let go and let God, or give all your cares to Jesus at the foot of the cross, etc... I have read all the scriptures concerning worry. None of it helps. Worrying has been an ongoing battle and while I have been a Christian for ten years, the Christian ways of getting rid of worry don't work for me. I tried just not worrying, yeah, that didn't work.
What are some practical ways?
My mom says what's going to happen will happen and you cannot change it. There is no comfort in that at all. It doesn't help me to stop worrying. My worrying is now affecting my health. Most of the day yesterday my pulse was above 100. It didn't finally drop down to under 90 till last night. My blood pressure is now in the hypertension range. When just six months ago it was a good blood pressure.
I need to stop worrying for my health.
I have heard all the Christian things, such as let go and let God, or give all your cares to Jesus at the foot of the cross, etc... I have read all the scriptures concerning worry. None of it helps. Worrying has been an ongoing battle and while I have been a Christian for ten years, the Christian ways of getting rid of worry don't work for me. I tried just not worrying, yeah, that didn't work.
What are some practical ways?
My mom says what's going to happen will happen and you cannot change it. There is no comfort in that at all. It doesn't help me to stop worrying. My worrying is now affecting my health. Most of the day yesterday my pulse was above 100. It didn't finally drop down to under 90 till last night. My blood pressure is now in the hypertension range. When just six months ago it was a good blood pressure.
I need to stop worrying for my health.