I am struggling...
HI!! I KNOW what it's like to face the fire!! So, I am sharing some resources that have made a huge impact on my life while I was walking (or being rolled) into some of the hardest moments of my life!
The enemy will want you to isolate, but I’m gonna share a few things that REALLY helped me…
- EMDR with a Christian therapist (Tricia Cunningham[-p[) I went into memories that were stuck but causing so many issues. I asked Jesus to come with me, and He did!!! This was my first Jesus Encounter
- Forcing (and I mean forcing) myself to get up, take a shower, get dressed, and go outside. Go buy a tea and sit outside at a coffee shop
- Journaling to Jesus
- Doing into the darkness (where it is for you), for me it was the bottom of my dark closet. But giving myself a time limit. For example, after an hour, I’m gonna force myself to get up and sit outside for a bit
- Painting (but TRYING not to judge it…trying! lol)
- Putting on the garment of praise (for the spirit of heaviness Isaiah 61:3)
- Dancing. Yep. Get up and dance to happy music! Preferably Hard Fought Hallelujah by Brandon Lake
- Saying “thank you” for LITERALLY everything. (Thank you for this cup, God, thank you for this water, thank you that I have this dish to wash…)
- And the MOST important: taking my thoughts and words captive!!!!! Zero tolerance (and I meant zero tolerance) for ANY negative words or thoughts. For example: “I’ll try but this is hard” (no it doesn’t need to be hard). “I can do this!!! I can do ALL things with Christ Who gives me strength!!” “I feel so bad right now” (bad is a negative word). I would rephrase it to say “I am not feeling my BEST right now but I know Jesus is near the brokenhearted”
You've got this! Don't you EVER give up!!!